Ein neuer Erwerbszweig

Ein neuer Erwerbszweig 1912

1

A love doctor successfully produces men on order for needy women, until his system for delivering them – through the mail as puppets in canisters - goes awry.

1912

Living Sculptures: Film Study for Screen Artist

Living Sculptures: Film Study for Screen Artist 1903

5.90

A nude couple pose in an art studio on a square rug, while the camera does a circular traveling around them; the woman has her right knee on the floor and her right arm raised in front of her face, holding the man's thighs with her right, while the man is bent forward, as if looking in the distance.

1903

The Minister's Daughter

The Minister's Daughter 1913

1

Klara and her father have been alone since her mother died. Her close friend Hans leaves for the military, and on returning as a fine young man, rushes to see Klara. As their families work to keep them apart, their love grows stronger and stronger.

1913

Frau Eva

Frau Eva 1916

1

An ambitious wife spends all of her husband's hard-earned money and then commits suicide out of remorse.

1916

Andreas Hofer

Andreas Hofer 1909

1.50

First feature film produced by the German pioneer Oskar Messter

1909

Tanz der Salome

Tanz der Salome 1906

1

In the image of Salomé, the excluded other - nature, sexuality, the feminine - returns as an attraction and a threat. In a mixture of striptease and opera, Adorée Villany in front of the camera crosses the boundaries of both genres.

1906

Prolog aus Bajazzo

Prolog aus Bajazzo 1908

1

Sigmund Liban sings forty second from the prologue to PAGLIACCI in this early sound film.

1908