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Sex in Chains

1928 · 107 min

A slow, somber silent drama that immerses you in quiet despair and unspoken longing, building to a devastating emotional release.

Directed by
William Dieterle
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
William Dieterle, Gunnar Tolnæs, Mary Johnson
Overview
Franz Sommer, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to three years, forms a close relationship with his cellmate, Steineau. Upon release, his wife Helene is concerned as to how incarceration has changed the man she married.

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Directed by
William Dieterle
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
William Dieterle, Gunnar Tolnæs, Mary Johnson
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • sexuality
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • prison
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
William Dieterle
Written by
Franz Höllering, Georg C. Klaren, Herbert Juttke
Starring
William Dieterle, Gunnar Tolnæs, Mary Johnson, Paul Henckels, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Gerd Briese, Hugo Werner-Kahle, Carl Goetz
Music
Pasquale Perris
Cinematography
Robert Lach
Runtime
107 min
Country
Germany
Languages
No Language

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