Michael
Watch TrailerA mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret, his protagonist Michael, and Princess Zamikoff, an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael’s youthful beauty as Zoret is.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1924 |
| Country | Germany |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Director | Carl Theodor Dreyer |
| Runtime | 95 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.2/10 (50 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Dreyer constructs each frame with painterly care, using light, shadow, and composition to convey what dialogue cannot. The film explores obsession and selfless devotion, relying on a visual language of profound subtlety and restrained performance.
What lingers after the final frame is a deep melancholy—not for passion possessed, but for beauty lost and the silent cost of creation. A pioneering work of quiet courage. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
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Best viewed in a contemplative evening setting, like a recovered silent masterpiece.
🎭 Cast
Walter Slezak
Michael
Max Auzinger
Jules - Majordomo
Nora Gregor
Princess Lucia Zamikoff
Robert Garrison
Charles Switt - Journalist
Benjamin Christensen
Claude Zoret
Didier Aslan
Duc de Monthieu
Alexander Murski
Mr. Adelsskjold
Grete Mosheim
Mrs. Alice Adelsskjold
Karl Freund
LeBlanc - Art Dealer
Wilhelmine Sandrock
Widow de Monthieu
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