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Nerves

1919 · 110 min

A feverish, fragmented plunge into postwar madness, where every face trembles with hysteria and the screen itself seems to fray.

Directed by
Robert Reinert
Genres
Drama
Starring
Eduard von Winterstein, Lia Borré, Erna Morena
Overview
The film tries to capture the "nervous epidemic" caused by war and misery which "drives people mad". This unique portrait of the life in 1919 Germany, filmed on location in Munich, describes the cases of different people from all levels of society: Factory owner Roloff, who loses his mind in view of catastrophies and social disturbances; teacher John, who is the hero of the masses; and Marja who turns into a radical revolutionary.

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Directed by
Robert Reinert
Genres
Drama
Starring
Eduard von Winterstein, Lia Borré, Erna Morena
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • madness
  • war
  • trauma
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert Reinert
Written by
Robert Reinert
Starring
Eduard von Winterstein, Lia Borré, Erna Morena, Paul Bender, Lili Dominici, Rio Ellbon, Margarete Tondeur, Paul Burgen
Cinematography
Helmar Lerski
Runtime
110 min
Country
Germany
Languages
No Language

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