Summary
Retten sejrer manifests as a harrowing descent into the labyrinth of the human psyche, where the protagonist, portrayed with a haunting vulnerability by Nils Asther, finds himself ensnared in a dualistic struggle between two diametrically opposed feminine archetypes. One woman, a siren of moral decay and chaotic allure, beckons him toward a precipice of self-immolation, while her counterpart offers a sanctuary of virtue and quietude. The narrative, penned by the astute Nils Krok, transcends mere melodrama to explore the deterministic cruelty of fate—a cosmic irony suggesting that the human heart is biologically predisposed to gravitate toward the very influences that guarantee its undoing. This is a visceral exploration of the 'wrong choice' not as an accident, but as an inexorable destiny, framed against a backdrop of early 20th-century social rigidities and the stygian shadows of silent-era expressionism.
Synopsis
A man has to choose between two women. One that is bad for him and one that is quite the opposite. Fate says that one tends to choose the wrong one.
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