Learning on ScreenSecrets of a Soul
- Alternative title
- Geheimnisse Einer Seele
- Synopsis
- Silent feature film exploring aspects of psychoanalysis. Suppressed childhood experiences urge a chemist to stab his wife to death. A doctor unlocks the ‘secrets of his soul’, reawakening suppressed childhood memories and setting the man on the road to recovery. The film, which uses Expressionist effects to portray dreams, obsessions and emotional conflict, was originally subject to severe censorship.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. st. b&w. 81 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1925-6
- Availability
- Hire; 2001 hire: £50.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- German studies; Psychiatry
- Keywords
- cinema - Germany; Expressionism; psychoanalysis; silent films
Credits
- Director
- Georg Wilhelm Pabst
- Writer
- Hans Neumann; Karl Abraham
- Cast
Pawel Pawlow Ruth Weyher Werner Krauß
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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