Abwege by GW Pabst (1928) / P. 2/10 subtitles eng / de

This G.W. Pabst production was know by many titles, both in Europe (where it was alternately released as Abwege and Begierde) and the U.S. (where it was shipped out as Byways, Crisis and Desire). Brigitte Helm, of Metropolis fame, stars as Irene, the wife of self-absorbed Robert (Gustav Diessl). Feeling neglected, Irene strays from the marital nest, leading to a series of horrendous suppositions and misunderstandings. Critics in 1928 felt that Abwege was far below the standards of Pabst's best-known film Secrets of a Soul. If the film is forgotten today, it is probably because it was followed by the director's masterpiece, Pandora's Box (1929).

CAST:
Brigitte Helm as Irene Beck
Gustav Diessl as Thomas Beck, her husband
Hertha von Walther as Liane, her friend
Jack Trevor as Walter Frank, the painter
Fritz Odemar as Möller
Nico Turoff as Sam Taylor, the boxer
Ilse Bachmann as Anita Haldern

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• Pabst
• Expressionism
• Psychology
• Germany
• silent
• film
• marriage

[MsFilmothek]

06:53 Wie eine Libelle.... (like a dragon fly)... oder eher noch: Wie eine Gottesanbeterin (or even moreso: like a mantis)!