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An aspiring poet (Alfred Abel) on the verge of what he takes for a big break experiences a chance encounter with a beautiful woman (Lya de Putti) in the street and falls headlong into love and fantasy. With debts piling up and his promised literary celebrity failing to materialise, the poet descends into obsession, deception, and, ultimately, a criminal act in this delirious film that stands as an early precursor of Hitchcock's Vertigo. (Eureka Entertainment)
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F. W. Murnau was definitely a genius of imagery and proves that even after almost a hundred years, his films are still very effective in this regard. In this case, it essentially reaches the point where it presents a horror story, albeit not fantastical, just with a human in the lead role. Every now and then, a trick here and there pleases, but above all, it's just beautiful to watch.
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