Tartuffe

Tartuffe

1926 · 70 min · DE · 7.2 (63 votes)
Dir. F. W. Murnau · Starring Emil Jannings, Werner Krauss, Lil Dagover, Hermann Picha, Rosa Valetti, André Mattoni · Music Giuseppe Becce
DramaComedy

A young man shows his millionaire grandfather a film based on Molière's play "Tartuffe" in order to expose the old man's hypocritical governess who covets the young man's inheritance.

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A lavish, theatrical silent film that drips with dramatic irony and exaggerated performances. It's a sharp, witty critique of religious hypocrisy and societal folly, presented with grand, expressive visuals.

satiricalwittycampydramaticsteadysilent filmexpressionistperiod dramamelodramahypocrisydeceptionfamilygreed
fraudsilent film
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