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The Devious Path
The Devious Path
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THE DEVIOUS PATH

Abwege

Directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Germany, 1928
Drama, Romance, Silent

Synopsis

Pabst’s film Desire, takes place in Berlin in 1920. Irene, played by Brigitte Helm, portrays a married woman who frees herself from the boredom of married life by having several affairs. Nightclubs, cigarettes, liquor and drugs, seduction, lust and false appearances set the tone for the film.

Synopsis

Pabst’s film Desire, takes place in Berlin in 1920. Irene, played by Brigitte Helm, portrays a married woman who frees herself from the boredom of married life by having several affairs. Nightclubs, cigarettes, liquor and drugs, seduction, lust and false appearances set the tone for the film.