A scientist, Professor Jakob ten Brinken, interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged murderer. The prostitute conceives a female child who has no concept of love, whom the professor adopts.
Alright, look, Alraune from 1929 isn’t for everyone. If you’re not into silent films, or if you need things spelled out for you with dialogue and modern pacing, you’ll probably just find it a bit of a slog. But for those who appreciate early horror, German Expressionism, or just *really* weird cinema, this one is absol...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Richard Oswald
Richard Oswald
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"Alright, look, Alraune from 1929 isn’t for everyone. If you’re not into silent films, or if you need things spelled out for you with dialogue and modern pacing, you’ll probably just find it a bit of a slog. But for those who appreciate early horror, German Expressionism, or just *really* weird cinema, this one is absolutely worth tracking down. It’s a fascinating, deeply unsettling piece of work. It’s a story about a scientist, Professor ten Brinken, who has this wild idea to basically create a ..."
Ivan Koval-Samborsky
Richard Weisbach, Charlie Roellinghoff, Hanns Heinz Ewers
Germany
