ALRAUNE aka A DAUGHTER OF DESTINY
Special Features: Introduction by and live accompaniment by film historian Jon Mirsalis
A mad scientist's twisted experiment births an extraordinary woman, the artificial offspring of a prostitute and a hanged convict — a woman with no empathy or conscience. She embodies the dark heart of his quest: is evil born of nature or nurture? This chilling German silent film classic, a precursor to POOR THINGS by nearly a century, stars Brigitte Helm (METROPOLIS) as the creation of the scientist portrayed by Paul Wegener. As his sinister plan unfolds, he finds himself both obsessed with and repulsed by her, while she is ready for revenge. From Henrik Galeen, best remembered for being a writer on THE GOLEM (1920), NOSFERATU and WAXWORKS, comes a tale drenched in the same gothic unease and visual inventiveness as those films but with a new sensual tension. Beautifully restored, ALRAUNE mesmerizes with its poetic horror, audacious themes and raw intensity. DIR/SCR Henrik Galeen, from the novel by Hanns Heinz Ewers. Germany, 1928, b&w/tinted, 130 min. German intertitles with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Digital restoration by the Filmmuseum München, supervised by Stefan Drössler.
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 130 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024
Genre: Fantasy
