During the French Revolution a young woman is saved from the guillotine by an insurrectionist (Asther). Also called The Prisoner of Corbal.
Is it worth your time? If you like black-and-white period pieces where everyone talks in very dramatic, clipped sentences, you might dig this. If you need pacing that moves faster than a slow walk, skip it. It is definitely for people who enjoy that specific 1930s style of historical storytelling where the sets look li...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Karl Grune
Edward LeSaint
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"Is it worth your time? If you like black-and-white period pieces where everyone talks in very dramatic, clipped sentences, you might dig this. If you need pacing that moves faster than a slow walk, skip it. It is definitely for people who enjoy that specific 1930s style of historical storytelling where the sets look like they are made of cardboard and the stakes feel weirdly small. Honestly, watching The Prisoner of Corbal felt like finding a forgotten book in an attic. It has that thick, stage..."
Hugh Sinclair
S. Fullman, Rafael Sabatini
United Kingdom
