UID:
kobvindex_ZLB34367480
Format:
1 Blu-ray Disc (ca. 71 Min.)
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1 Beilage
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1.33:1 Aspect Ratio, s/w
Content:
Loosely adapted from William Faulkner’s controversial novel Sanctuary, this notorious pre-Code melodrama stars Miriam Hopkins as Temple Drake, the coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge. When a boozehound date strands her at a bootleggers’ hideout, Temple is subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely. Steeped in southern-gothic shadows by influential cinematographer Karl Struss and shot through with moral ambiguity, The Story of Temple Drake is a harrowing vision of sin and salvation that boasts an astonishing lead performance from the fiery Hopkins, whose passage through the stations of terror, trauma, and redemption is a true tour de force of screen acting. (Criterion Collection)
Note:
Orig.: USA, 1933
Language:
English
Keywords:
Film
Author information:
Faulkner, William
