Rare Cinematic Gems Sharing the Atmosphere of Yamata: Cult Guide

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Alexander Korda

Sari, daughter of Count Thurzo, and son of a shoemaker Franz Pless, both Hungarian, fall in love while they are in the USA. They are about to get married when Sari is called back to Europe, and when Franz goes after her he learns that he must serve three years of military service. Fate makes him serve under the orders of Baron von Heimberg, whom Count Thurzo wants his daughter to marry. That Baron, although already in a relationship with Ilona, wants that marriage and makes Franz his orderly. The Count's announcement of marriage makes Franz assault the Baron, and he is banned as a result. But Ilona has a few tricks up her sleeve.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

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

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Alexander Korda

Archduke Alexander, a debauchee, falls in love with Judith Peredy, the sister of the doctor of the village near Alexander's hunting lodge. Although Judith loves Alexander, she spurns him because her brother Eugene has warned her off.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of A 111-es perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Alexander Korda

Made in Germany, set in France and pitched to attract international markets, this frothy drama features Korda's first wife María Corda, star of the Austrian silent screen, as Toinette, a shop-girl who rises to success from a fashionable dress salon to royalty.

Dir: Alexander Korda

Captain Mihály Tímár aids a Turkish Pasha and his daughter, Tíméa, in escape on the Danube. After death, he gains fortune, marries Tíméa, and returns to an island with secret family.

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

Dir: Alexander Korda

One of the first epic films made in Austria, as in some of the similar Cecil B De Mille entries, a fusion of a biblical story with a modern update.

Dir: Alexander Korda

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.