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Opium

1919 · 93 min Drama
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

In China, Professor Gesellius has completed his long research on the many uses of opium. When he is about to return home, he hears about a special variety that produces fabulous sensations because of the way it is made, but can also cause the total destruction of the mind and body of the person who consumes it.

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Year 1919
Country Germany
Genre Drama
Director Robert Reinert
Runtime 93 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (7 votes)

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The director constructs the narrative as a gradual descent, relying on visual metaphors and an escalating editing rhythm to convey an altered state of mind. It explores the stark contrast between cold scientific rationale and the warm, destructive allure of forbidden knowledge.

What lingers after the final frame is not a simple moral lesson, but the hypnotic sensation of having peered into an abyss where reality itself softens and decays. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Robert Reinert

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Watch in a dim, uninterrupted setting to fully succumb to the hypnotic pace and visual experiments of silent cinema.

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