Ossip Runitsch
2021
Die Bestie im Menschen
Ludwig Wolff
Ossip Runitsch, Maria Orska
Jacques Lantier, the "human beast" of the title, has a hereditary madness and has several times in his life wanted to murder women. At the beginning of the story he is an engine driver, in control of his engine "La Lison". His relationship with "La Lison" is almost sexual and provides some degree of control over his mania.
Die Bestie im Menschen
Молчи, грусть... молчи
Cheslav Sabinsky, Pyotr Chardynin
Vera Kholodnaya, Pyotr Chardynin
Paula is a circus performer married to the alcoholic clown-acrobat Lorio. Lorio's heavy drinking leads to him being severely injured during a performance. This forces Paula and the now-crippled Lorio to become street musicians. This film formerly ran to 81 minutes – regrettably, the second half is considered lost.
Be Silent, Sorrow, Be Silent
Живой труп
Cheslav Sabinsky
Vera Kholodnaya, Vladimir Maksimov
"The Living Corpse" - Fedor Protasov is tormented by the thought that his wife Liza never really made a clear choice between him and Victor Karenin, a more conventional rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer Mascha. Meanwhile, his wife Liza, presuming him dead, marries the other man, Victor.
A Corpse Living
Das Spiel mit dem Feuer
Robert Wiene, Georg Kroll
Diana Karenne, Wassily Wronsky
A method actress likes living out the roles she is playing in real life. To prepare for her new play, she enters the criminal underworld and ends up being implicated in a burglary of a Duke who is one of her suitors. The film was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film received a generally positive reception from critics, although some were doubtful about the blending of farce and tragedy.
Playing with fire
