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The New Enchantment

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

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader 04/02/2020
It actually registers today as a fascinating piece of period avant-garde chic with a fine sense of rhythm. Go to Full Review Mordaunt Hall New York Times 04/02/2020
[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. Go to Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune 06/16/2016
3/4
Much of it's sluggish and heavy-handed. But there's real cinema in it, too. Go to Full Review Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com 10/20/2020
4.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Pamela Hutchinson Silent London 04/02/2020
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. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 06/05/2019
4/4
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/18/2018 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. See more Read all reviews
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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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The New Enchantment

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Movie Info

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
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