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The Ancestress

1919 · 84 min Drama Horror
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

The long dead ancestress of a noble family returns to haunt her last two remaining descendants. She can not rest until the entire family line has passed away. When she reappears, the household knows it is an ill omen. The patriarch of the family is old, and without a son. He is eager for his daughter to marry. She has her eye on a handsome young nobleman named Jaromir, but he isn't quite who he appears to be. This may be the opportunity the restless spirit has been waiting for for so long...

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Die Ahnfrau
Year 1919
Country Austria
Genre Drama, Horror
Director Jakob Fleck
Runtime 84 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (4 votes)

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The film constructs a gothic saga at the intersection of family drama and spectral legend, relying on themes of fate and retribution. It explores the claustrophobia of a ancestral home where the past is a prison and love may be the final trap.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of dreadful anticipation, where every frame hints at an inevitable conclusion and human motives intertwine with otherworldly forces. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Jakob Fleck

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