Antonioni's testament film on existentialism and ennui as a group of wealthy friends vacation on a deserted island. The first film in Antonioni's Trilogy of Isolation . Epic martial arts fantasy film about two warriors who place duty above personal happiness as they attempt to reclaim a stolen sword. Classic silent adaptation of the Goethe play, as a man bargains his soul to an enigmatic character named Mephistopheles. Rare Pabst drama about a young German woman who falls in love with a Bolhevik during the Russian Revolution.
Fear Eats the Soul .
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