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Bookmark this pageThe Song of the Scarlet Flower (1918)
Director: Mauritz Stiller
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From Time Out Film Guide
Typically lyrical and lovely pastoral fable from Swedish maestro Stiller, with Hanson (familiar from Sjöström's The Wind) as the errant womaniser courting come-uppance. Darkly and in some places deliriously melodramatic, it's most memorable for a stunning downriver log-riding sequence. The kind of film that makes one want to see more of its once famous director's oeuvre - particularly Johan, famously remade by Aki Kaurismäki as the silent Juha.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Mauritz Stiller
Cast: Lars Hanson, Axel Hultman, Louise Fahlman, Greta Almroth, Lillebil Christensen, Edith Erastoff, Doris Nelson, Hjalmar Peters full cast
Duration: 100 mins
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