Miss Liana, a trapeze superstar, carries the legendary curse that any man who dares to make love to her, dies tragically..
If you are into the kind of silent films that lean heavily into the 'mysterious woman with a dark secret' trope, La Venenosa is worth about eighty minutes of your time. It’s not a masterpiece, and it definitely doesn't have the narrative tightness of something like Out to Win, but it has a specific, dusty circus energy...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Roger Lion
William Parke
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"If you are into the kind of silent films that lean heavily into the 'mysterious woman with a dark secret' trope, La Venenosa is worth about eighty minutes of your time. It’s not a masterpiece, and it definitely doesn't have the narrative tightness of something like Out to Win, but it has a specific, dusty circus energy that I actually liked. If you hate slow-moving plots where people stare intensely at each other for three minutes before a title card appears, you will probably find this unbearab..."
Pâquerette
José María Carretero
France
