If you have an afternoon to kill and a high tolerance for the kind of theatrical gesturing that went out of style before the Great Depression really hit, Escape from Hell is worth a look. It’s for the person who likes to see how 1920s European cinema handled "grit" before everything became sanitized by the Hays Code or...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Georg Asagaroff
Harley Knoles
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"If you have an afternoon to kill and a high tolerance for the kind of theatrical gesturing that went out of style before the Great Depression really hit, Escape from Hell is worth a look. It’s for the person who likes to see how 1920s European cinema handled "grit" before everything became sanitized by the Hays Code or over-stylized by the later noir movement. If you’re looking for a fast-paced thriller, though, stay far away. This movie moves with the speed of a glacier that’s rethinkng its lif..."
Hermann Ahrens
Soviet Union
