Young sailor Kiwe buys a mysterious bottle which fulfills all his wishes for material wealth. The down side: From now on his soul belongs to the devil.
Is this for you? If you have a soft spot for weird, dusty German cinema from the thirties, you’ll probably find Liebe, Tod und Teufel charmingly frantic. It’s definitely not for folks who need slick pacing or modern digital polish. You’ll hate it if you get frustrated watching characters make terrible life choices for ...
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"Is this for you? If you have a soft spot for weird, dusty German cinema from the thirties, you’ll probably find Liebe, Tod und Teufel charmingly frantic. It’s definitely not for folks who need slick pacing or modern digital polish. You’ll hate it if you get frustrated watching characters make terrible life choices for ninety minutes straight. The whole premise hinges on this bottle. It’s not exactly a genie situation; it feels more like a heavy, suffocating weight that nobody wants. Kiwe is ess..."
Oskar Höcker
Robert Louis Stevenson, Kurt Heuser, Josef Pelz von Felinau, Liselotte Gravenstein
Germany
1934 · IMDb 5.3
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