The New Enchantment

Released Mar 14, 1926

2h 15m

Adventure

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8 Reviews

54%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Young scientist Einar Norsen falls in love with Claire Lescot, a famous prima donna.

Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

It actually registers today as a fascinating piece of period avant-garde chic with a fine sense of rhythm.

Apr 2, 2020

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Mordaunt Hall

New York Times

[This photoplay] is a peculiar combination, for although the settings are stagy, the story somewhat ancient, it contains incidents and episodes that stir the imagination.

Apr 2, 2020

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Much of it's sluggish and heavy-handed. But there's real cinema in it, too.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 16, 2016

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

It remains a pillar of wild stylistic experimentation within a straightforward narrative construction, perfectly suited, as L'Herbier had originally intended, to bring high art and populist enjoyment together for a sweet embrace of serine movie magic.

Rated: 4.5/5

Oct 20, 2020

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Pamela Hutchinson

Silent London

There's little sentiment in this story, but there is great style. Even the intertitles glitter... L'Inhumaine is liable to leave you unmoved but agog.

Apr 2, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

Takes us on a journey into the dark depths of romantic obsession before taking a hard turn into science fiction in the film's final third.

Rated: 4/4

Jun 5, 2019

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I know not everyone likes silent movies. If you share my taste for them, this one has a good story and is visually very interesting. The music they put with is also good--not authentic but good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/18/18

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Marcel L'Herbier

Director

Jaque Catelain

Einar Norsen

Léonid Walter de Malte

Wladimir Kranine

Philippe Hériat

Djorah de Nopur

Fred Kellerman

Frank Mahler

Georgette Leblanc

Claire Lescot

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Synopsis

Young scientist Einar Norsen falls in love with Claire Lescot, a famous prima donna.

Director: Marcel L'Herbier
Screenwriter: Pierre Dumarchais, Marcel L'Herbier, Georgette Leblanc
Genre: Adventure
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 1926, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2018
Runtime: 2h 15m