Tempête sur l'Asie (1938) follows the thrilling journey of an adventurer in search of oil. Set in Asia, the movie explores the challenges and dangers faced by the protagonist as he navigates through treacherous landscapes and encounters unexpected obstacles. With stunning cinematography and a gripping storyline, this adventure film takes viewers on an exhilarating ride.
Dida Ibsen, daughter of impoverished farmers, has, according to her father's will, to marry the main creditor. But she refuses and decides to live with a married man as a mistress, till he gets his divorce. In the town she opens a restaurant with the money of her wealthy lover, from whom she soon gets pregnant, but their dreams of marriage fail, his wife refuses the divorce. After a while, she decides to marry one of the regular guests at her restaurant, van Galen, who spent quite some time in the tropics and because of this is at the brink of madness. Shortly after the marriage his condition worsens and life becomes hell for Dida.
Georg Bertrand, a gambling addict and the son of a wealthy landowner, is kicked out of his family home. The director of a travelling circus takes him in. In time, Georg marries the director's daughter and himself becomes the director. Georg's brother visits the circus and recognizes him. Georg must now decide whether to stay with the circus or return to the family that kicked him out.
An extremely jealous artist slips into a monkey costume and kills all those men who come too close to his wife, another artist.
A doctor who believes that only the immoral catch syphilis reconsiders his stance.
At the center of this social satire is the wealthy and bored couple Irene and Erik. When Erik meets Hilde, who comes from a humble background, one evening in a chic club, he sees an opportunity for the couple to sexually spice up their worn-out relationship and to escape through a ménage à trois.
Alexander Bessel is a young man in a failing marriage. His wife cheats on him, and so the outbreak of WW1 comes in handy for a change. When young French soldier dies right in front of him Bessel seize the opportunity assuming his identity.
Eerie Tales is a silent film that tells multiple supernatural stories with themes of reapers, demons, ghosts, and monsters. The film also explores themes of polyamory, abusive relationships, and psychological horror. It is set in an expressionistic world with a wraparound story and an anthology format.
Different from the Others is a silent movie from 1919 that explores the topic of homosexuality. It tells the story of a concert violinist who falls in love with one of his students, leading to blackmail and social prejudice. The film highlights the struggles faced by homosexuals in that era and addresses themes of censorship, discrimination, and conversion therapy.
Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and Princess Elisabeth of Valois are deeply in love but King Philip, Carlos's father, wants Elisabeth for himself.
A tyrannical landowner terrorizes his wife and seduces the daughter of one of his employees.
A young Jewish woman is pressured to marry a wealthy man even though she is in love with someone else.
A young count rents a villa near Rome to be near a woman he's courting. While there, he strikes up a friendship with a young woman living with a violent husband.