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Sumurûn

1910 · 75 min

A silent, stagey Orientalist pantomime that feels distant and theatrical, more curious artifact than gripping story.

Directed by
Max Reinhardt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bertha Wiesenthal, Eduard von Winterstein, Harry Walden
Overview
Earlier version of Reinhardt Orientalist pantomime, later remade by Lubitsch: a pathetic hunchback performer and a flirtatious dancing girl get involved at the court of a despotic Arabian desert sheikh, complete with sinister eunuchs.

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Directed by
Max Reinhardt
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bertha Wiesenthal, Eduard von Winterstein, Harry Walden
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    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • obsession
    • betrayal
    Places
    • fantasy world
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour2
    Realism3
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Max Reinhardt
    Starring
    Bertha Wiesenthal, Eduard von Winterstein, Harry Walden, Victor Arnold, Leopoldine Konstantin
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    No Language

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