Madame de Thèbes
Madame de Thèbes
| 06 August 1915 (USA)
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The story is wacky – a gypsy is cursed by her father, so that she has to deny her illegitimate son in order for him to have a successful life. She gives him to a well-to-do lady who has lost her own child. Later, he has grown up to be a politician who wants to become the foreign minister. He doesn’t know that his real mother is the famous Madame de Thebes, the fortuneteller who all politicians make sure to visit! This information falls into the hands of a rival, who tries to use it to ruin his career. Meanwhile, the rival’s attractive daughter is attacked by a ruffian and needs to be rescued… There are a lot of striking images in this film. You can see the beauty of them even if the state of the print is far from perfect. The Norwegian actress Ragna Wettergreen gives a haunting performance as Madame de Thebes, with wisdom and regret – and quite a few melodramatic gestures. Understatement was not the norm in those days.

Reviews
Konterr

Brilliant and touching

FrogGlace

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Kien Navarro

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Cissy Évelyne

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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