Must-Watch List in the Vein of Was ist los mit Nanette?: Cult Guide

Dir: Holger-Madsen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Holger-Madsen

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Peace on Earth perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A peace-loving prince and his followers dream of eternal peace. So far, they have been successful only within the realm. Is the vision of global peace just a naive dream, or will his followers be able to see it through?

Dir: Holger-Madsen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Holger-Madsen

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Den Æreløse perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Spoiled Ysabel marries a man of respectability but he later turns out to a criminal. Consequently, her mother breaks down, and on her deathbed, Ysabel wows to become an evangelist.

Dir: Holger-Madsen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Holger-Madsen

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Mod lyset perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Mrs. Walken is in deep grief after her husbands sudden death. In the paper she reads about a medium Dr. Kinley. Widow Walken decides to have a seance, hoping she will make contact with her dead husband.

Dir: Holger-Madsen

Count Croisset proposes to the dancer Odette Blant, on condition she leaves the theater. Odette accepts, assuring herself that she will not miss dancing when she has become a countess. But one day, she receives an offer she can't refuse.

Dir: Holger-Madsen

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Den hvide djævel perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Holger-Madsen

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Holger-Madsen

The members of the "Sidi" sect are informed that the Chancellor of State intends to submit to the Prince a bill calling for their persecution. Judith, the daughter of Samuel Hurst, a wealthy jeweler and member of the sect, is in love with the Prince, but is rebuked by her father for being in love with their persecutor. Gregory, a clerk in the employ of Hurst, whose infatuation with Judith is not reciprocated, discovers a letter from the Chancellor asking Hurst to call to do some work for him, and brands him a traitor at the meeting of the sect. A frenzied mob storms the old man's house, but the Prince himself appears and quickly disperses the crowd. That night, observed only by Gregory, Judith elopes with the Prince. Though ignorant of the fact, Samuel Hurst is denounced, but is promised exoneration if, through his daughter, he can influence the Prince to reject the bill. In this he succeeds and is exonerated. But the Chancellor orders his henchmen to gather all the soldiers they can rely upon. The Prince and Judith, realizing that the joy of life for them is ended, ascend the highest mountain peak, bid "Fare-Well" to the world, and leap to Eternity. The order for the expulsion is put into the effect that night, and as the vast numbers of the sect leave the country, Samuel Hurst comes upon the lifeless bodies of his daughter and her royal sweetheart.