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Danse macabre

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  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Music

Overview

The Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, embrace, and kiss. As the night wears on, exuberant Death, a skeletal figure with a violin, pursues the couple. They try to elude him. Eventually, Love swoons. Youth is powerless to protect her. Is she doomed?

Keywords

  • plague
  • silent film

Details

Status
Released
Release date
March 8, 1922
Original language
English
Countries
United States of America
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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