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The Plague in Florence is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Otto Rippert with Erner Huebsch
The Plague in Florence (1919)
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Add to a movie listThe Plague of Florence (German:Die Pest in Florenz) is a 1919 German silent historical film directed by Otto Rippert and starring Theodor Becker, Karl Bernhard and Julietta Brandt.
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Grandeur et décadence de Florence, déchirée entre foi mortifère et débauche. Une pépite expressionniste aux somptueux décors et costumes, scénarisée par Fritz Lang et récemment restaurée. Ce chef-d'oeuvre inspiré d'une nouvelle d'Edgar Allan Poe, symbolise la chute de l'Empire allemand alors rongé par l'inflation. À la Renaissance, sous l'autorité d'un conseil d'anciens que préside Cesare, un austère potentat, la ville de Florence dépérit, écrasée par le poids de l'Église. Mais au cours d'une procession, une mystérieuse courtisane vient semer le trouble dans la pieuse cité. Bientôt, Cesare et son fils s'éprennent tous deux d'elle. Torturé sur ordre de son père, le fils tue ce dernier, alors que la ville, hantée par le spectre de la Mort, sombre peu à peu dans la débauche, avant d'être emportée par la Peste.Actors
Erner Huebsch
(Monk)
Auguste Prasch-Grevenberg
(Julia's Maid)
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