February 21, 2011
Flesh and the Devil
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Title: Flesh and the Devil
Year: 1926
Length: 112 minutes
Director: Clarence Brown
Writers: Benjamin Glazer, with Marian Ainslee; based on a novel by Hermann Sudermann
Starring: John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Barbara Kent
Music: Carl Davis ("The Garbo Silents Collection")
I saw it: on video (rented from Greencine), a couple days ago
Synopsis: a man falls in love with a woman who marries his best friend
My reaction
Concept: A morality tale, with the moral of "bros before hos."
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Subjective Rating: 5/10 (Eh, ). It's nice to look at. And even though it's cheesy melodrama, it never manages to be boring. I just can't get behind this sort of story.
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