Spanning the years between the Bolshevik Revolution and 1930, this Negri vehicle focuses on an exiled Russian noblewoman who has lost track of her daughter and of a young officer she pined for.Until she finds them both again and together.
Is this for you? If you have a soft spot for silent-era melodrama or just want to see Pola Negri work her magic, this is worth your time. It’s a bit of a slow burn, though. If you need constant plot progression or get bored when characters spend a long time just looking out of windows, you’ll probably find this one a b...
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Paul Wegener
Alexander Butler
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"Is this for you? If you have a soft spot for silent-era melodrama or just want to see Pola Negri work her magic, this is worth your time. It’s a bit of a slow burn, though. If you need constant plot progression or get bored when characters spend a long time just looking out of windows, you’ll probably find this one a bit of a slog. Honestly, the whole thing feels like a fever dream of exile. It spans from the Russian Revolution all the way to 1930, but it doesn't really care about the politics ..."
Kurt Heynicke, Jacus, Max W. Kimmich
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