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Destiny

1921 · 98 min

A solemn, dreamlike silent fable where love is tested against fate, unfolding in stark, shadowy images that linger like a half-remembered dream.

Tagline: Love is Stronger Than Death
Overview: As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman poisons herself in order to join him and is met by Death, who gives her three opportunities to prove that love is stronger than death, thereby freeing her beloved from his fate.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: love
death
fate
grief
faith
Places: small town
fantasy world
single country house
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	2
Romance	7
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, fantasy, thriller
Directed by: Fritz Lang
Written by: Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou
Starring: Lil Dagover, Walter Janssen, Bernhard Goetzke, Hans Sternberg, Karl Rückert, Max Adalbert, Wilhelm Diegelmann, Erich Pabst
Cinematography: Fritz Arno Wagner, Hermann Saalfrank
Runtime: 98 min
Country: Germany
Languages: No Language

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