During the 1917 Russian revolution, a group of artistocrats find themselves in the custody of a brutal Communist revolutionary. He lusts after one of them, a ballerina, and gives her an ultimatum: give in to him or her friends will face the firing squad.
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school silent melodrama with high stakes and low budgets, sure. If you’re looking for a historically accurate lesson on the Russian Revolution, look elsewhere immediately. It’s for the folks who enjoy watching actors chew the scenery until their teeth break. If you’re easily bored...
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John Cromwell
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school silent melodrama with high stakes and low budgets, sure. If you’re looking for a historically accurate lesson on the Russian Revolution, look elsewhere immediately. It’s for the folks who enjoy watching actors chew the scenery until their teeth break. If you’re easily bored by stage-bound dialogue cards and heavy-handed staring contests, you might want to skip this one. The World and the Flesh is one of those movies that feels like it was filmed in ..."
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