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The Immortal Heart

1939 · 107 min

A slow, earnest period drama of invention and jealousy, staged with old-fashioned theatrical weight and little lightness.

Overview
Nuremberg durting the time of Albrecht Durer and the famous geographer Martin Behaim: the locksmith Peter Henlein is looking for a way to make bullets more accurate by designing a new form. Just as he welds together two round balls into an elongated shape, he believes he's discovered that his assistant Konrad is trying to alienate his wife from him. There is a struggle, during which Henlein's new kind of bullet strikes him in the chest. The doctor, unaware that there are two bullets lodged in his body, because there was only one shot, only removes one.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • betrayal
    • identity
    • class
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    history, drama
    Directed by
    Veit Harlan
    Starring
    Kristina Söderbaum, Heinrich George, Paul Henckels, Eduard von Winterstein, Franz Schafheitlin, Bernhard Minetti, Paul Wegener, Jakob Tiedtke
    Cinematography
    Bruno Mondi
    Runtime
    107 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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