Cinematic Discoveries Resonating with the Themes of Syn rybaka: Cul...

Dir: George Ridgwell

The Archbishop forces the king's mistress to enter a convent, and is murdered.

Dir: Hans Otto

The life of Henri-Désiré Landru, French serial killer of around 300 women.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Landru, der Blaubart von Paris perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: James A. FitzPatrick

Documentary short subject depicting the life of the American writer and poet John Greenleaf Whittier. The film is the first in the "Great American Authors" series from Kineto.

Dir: Aleksandr Ivanovsky

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of John Greenleaf Whittier perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Arthur Günsburg

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Edwin L. Hollywood

The story of Columbus' seven year struggle to gain backing for his voyage to America. Previous ventures to the North American continent by Asians, Phoenicians and Norsemen are also acknowledged.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Punin i Baburin perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Charles Calvert

Lord Byron's wife leaves him after a jealous lady plots his ruin.

Dir: Curt Goetz

Despite his wish to become a pastor, Friedrich Schiller is ordered to join a military school. There, he begins to write poetry...

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Die Tragödie eines Großen perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Cecil B. DeMille

After hearing the story of Moses, the sons of a devout Christian mother go their own ways, and the atheist brother's breaking of the Ten Commandments leads to tragedy.

Dir: Henry Kolker

The story of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the purchase by England of the Suez Canal.