Alraune (1928) 1/10

Directed by Henrik Galeen

Brigette Helm - Alraune ten Brinken

Paul Wegener - Professor Jakob ten Brinken

Following the tradition of Frankenstein Alraune is the story of a girl -- the fruit of a sordid experiment... created by a scientist, who inseminated a prostitute with the 'seed' of a hanged criminal. Proferssor Brinken is interested in whether it is our genes or our enviroment which governs our personalities -- he adopts Alraune as his own and sends her to a convent school. Sure she will be safe from any wicked influence, he observes her maturation... what will the results of his experiment be?

In the middle ages, the mandrake root (alraune, in German) was said to grow where the semen of hanged men fell when they were killed. Galeen's film is considered the difinitive version of Hanns Heinz Ewers' novel, a modern retelling of this tale (itself written in 1911).

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[AlexDCurley]

 iamamiwhoami!

[mglory67]

Mouth drops open! Keep up the great work. I love German films from the silent era. Particularly hard to find ones like this. If you encounter any about the Habsburgs and post those, you'll make my day!

[JubalCalif]

@mglory67

I second that emotion.....the best European silents usually came from Germany.

[Volkodlakmovie]

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[winenoir]

where did you get this film?

[StellianAriolus]

YEAH! It's great to have a movie version of this story especially since an affordable copy of the book is so hard to find!

[Adirondaque]

holy shit!

I had the book for years now!

:D:D:D:D

[ns29break]

just finished reading roots of evil. and her e i am searching for alraune on youtube,

[Alraune911]

Vielen Dank, dass Sie für den Film!!

[GryffenPuff]

Wow, i love you! As a kid growing up in this new day and age, I heard about the Alraune story and I was intrigued. I tried to find the 1952 version (the most recent, english dubbed) but I could not. While I wait for AMC to air it on TV one day, I finally settled down to the good old silent, black and white version. I DON'T REGRET IT! Thank you! :D

[suzyque]

Thank you for uploading!!!!