A deranged woman artist falls in love with an young sculptor. The impossible love ends tragically.

Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for pre-code melodrama that doesn't quite know when to quit. If you want a tight, logical plot, look elsewhere. You will probably hate this if you need characters to act like actual humans instead of people living inside a constant, low-grade panic attack. ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Erich Waschneck

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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for pre-code melodrama that doesn't quite know when to quit. If you want a tight, logical plot, look elsewhere. You will probably hate this if you need characters to act like actual humans instead of people living inside a constant, low-grade panic attack. There is a specific kind of intensity in Crown of Thorns that feels like it’s vibrating off the screen. It is not subtle. The lead artist is just… a lot. She looks at the sculptor ..."
Werner Scharf
Franz Winterstein, Erich Waschneck, Alfred Schirokauer
Germany

