Título | Der Totentanz (Original) |
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Ano produção | 1912 |
Dirigido por | Urban Gad |
Estreia |
1912
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Mundial
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Outras datas |
Duração | 23 minutos |
Classificação | |
Gênero | |
Países de Origem |
In Totentanz (Urban Gad, 1912), Asta Nielsen plays a guitarist-dancer who must take to the stage to support her infirm husband. She attracts the devotion of a composer, and soon she feels attracted to him. Torn between desire and duty, she snaps during a rehearsal of his latest piece, “Totentanz.” In a chilling gesture, she uses his dagger to slice her lute strings. Soon the two are locked in a violent erotic struggle, and a stabbing ensues. In all, melodrama as ripe as one could want.