Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Leo and Ulrich are life long friends. Home, on leave from their military training, Leo sees the beautiful Felicitas at the railroad station... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Clarence Brown
Written By: Benjamin Glazer, Marian Ainslee
Starring: George Fawcett, John Gilbert, Greta Garbo, Eugenie Besserer, Lars Hanson, Marc McDermott, Barbara Kent, William Orlamond
Country: USA
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Flesh and the Devil belongs to 16 collections
1. National Film Registry (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 30 stars)
2. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (collaborative: moderated by rant1229 - 20 stars)
3. Women+ (collaborative: moderated by paulofilmo - 18 stars)
4. Silent (collaborative: moderated by Dorkovsky - 7 stars)
5. The Top 100 Silent Era Films (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 7 stars)
6. David Thomson's 1000 Films (collaborative: moderated by MMAlpha - 7 stars)
7. Films referenced in Histoire(s) du cinéma (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 5 stars)
8. Filmsite.org - Sex in the Movies, An Illustrated History (collaborative: moderated by afx237vi - 5 stars)
9. IMDb Top of The 1920s (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 3 stars)
10. Love triangle (collaborative: moderated by Moribunny - 2 stars)
11. Silent Greats (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 1 star)
12. DtC Doubling the Canon 2023 Nominees (collaborative: moderated by lineuphere)
13. PeaceAnarchy's film of the year (public: PeaceAnarchy)
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| Feb 05, 2018 |  |
Seethruskin | 6 95th |
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Garbo is Garbae
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| Sep 04, 2017 |  |
Heliophage | 68 85th |
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A grandiose take on the "promising life sidetracked by sexual obsession" theme that fueled so many dramas in the 20s. It's best remembered for the romance scenes where Garbo left her first big impression on audiences (and John Gilbert, apparently). It's also a memorably formative moment in Hollywood's love affair with cigarettes as a convenient sexual metaphor. Personally, though, it was the creative cinematography and gorgeous matte shots that kept my attention through a rather long 2 hours.
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| Jul 12, 2017 |  |
Darren | 94 96th |
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Some amazing cinematography from Daniels and expert direction by Brown. But holy crap the performances in this are next level Garbo and Gilbert
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| Jan 17, 2016 |  |
Robart | 100 96th |
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Bros before Garbos
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| Nov 23, 2015 |  |
auhasarderik | 5 23rd |
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Forgettable romancer, if i wasn't for the camerawork and the Garbo appeal. The silhouette duel, the dolly to the crutching hand over Garbo's infidelity, among the several grand camera moments.
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| Feb 16, 2013 |  |
Amadeus | 83 95th |
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"My Boy, when the devil cannot reach us through the spirit... He creates a woman beautiful enough to reach us through the flesh." Garbo isn't just a femme fatale, the devil disguised as a woman.
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| Nov 07, 2012 |  |
Luna6ix | 60 15th |
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Gilbert should have steered clear of Garbo, the two do not belong on the same screen, she was like a curse to him. Gilbert had some good stuff going for him, even in this movie, but then Garbo comes on screen and saps every thing up.
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| Jun 30, 2012 |  |
mightysparks | 80 95th |
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Great chemistry between all of the cast members and beautiful cinematography.
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| Dec 01, 2011 |  |
halukilhan | 90 74th |
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sigara, duello, garbo, felicitas yazilari
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| Feb 21, 2011 |  |
PeaceAnarchy | 93 98th |
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Among the all time great silents. The cinematography is ahead of its time and the two leads have fantastic chemistry, making for a sizzling and beautiful tragic romance.
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| Average Percentile 63.04% from 130 Ratings |  |