Sodom and Gomorrah
Exposed to bad influences since childhood, Mary, a young girl is pushed by her mother to approach an elderly banker by the name of Harber. After almost driving her fiancee to suicide and seducing his mentally-ill son, she realizes through a metaphorical dream the scope of her negligence. Sentenced to prison for incitement to murder Harber, she sees herself as a parallel figure to Lea, Lot's wife in Sodom, where the Angel of the Lord warns the sinful citizens of the city of their impending doom. Lea oppresses the angel and eventually turns it over to the pagan priests when her sexual advances to it are rejected. In another dream sequence, Mary becomes the Queen of Syria, whose oppressed people turn against her and who, in turn, condemns a young man who loves her to death. Finally, her dream returns to the present time and when she awakens, she runs back to her former lover.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Sodom und Gomorrha |
| Year | 1922 |
| Country | Austria |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Michael Curtiz |
| Runtime | 98 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.8/10 (14 votes) |
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The film constructs a complex allegory, relying on the biblical myth of Sodom and Gomorrah to explore the nature of sin, depravity, and divine retribution. It employs grandiose set designs and contrasting dream sequences to lay bare the protagonist's internal struggle.
What lingers after viewing is the monumental scale of this silent-era parable, where one soul's corruption reflects the decadence of an entire civilization. The final impression is that of an inexorable moral reckoning. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Michael Curtiz
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Watch in darkness to fully absorb this epic moral tableau of sin and judgment.
🎭 Cast
Georg Reimers
Mr. Jackson Harber
Victor Varconi
Priester des Lyzeums - Engel des Herrn
Lucy Doraine
Mary Conway / Das Weib des Lot / Lia, Königin von Syrien
Erika von Wagner
Mrs. Agathe Conway - Marys Mutter
Walter Slezak
Eduard Harber - Student am Cambridge-Lyzeum / Ein Goldschmied von Galiläa
Kurt Ehrle
Harry Lighton - Bildhauer / Lot
Paul Askonas
Richard Berczeller
Lot
Gyula Szöreghy
Béla Balázs
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