SILVER

[DER MÜDE TOD]
Newly restored DCP
A young woman (Lil Dagover) confronts the personification of Death (Bernhard Goetzke), in an effort to save the life of her fiancé (Walter Janssen). Death weaves three romantic tragedies and offers to unite the girl with her lover, if she can prevent the death of the lovers in at least one of the episodes. Thus begin three exotic scenarios of ill-fated love, in which the woman must somehow reverse the course of destiny: Persia, Quattrocento Venice and a fancifully rendered ancient China. (Note courtesy of Kino Lorber.) DIR/SCR Fritz Lang; SCR Thea von Harbou; PROD Erich Pommer. Germany, 1921, b&w, 105 min, DCP. NOT RATED

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