Is A Daughter Of Destiny scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does A Daughter Of Destiny end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Daughter Of Destiny sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Daughter Of Destiny easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Daughter Of Destiny violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Daughter Of Destiny

Name: A Daughter Of Destiny
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror
Released: 1928
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Brigitte Helm, Paul Wegener, Iván Petrovich, Mia Pankau, Valeska Gert

Directed by Henrik Galeen

Produced by Ama-Film

1928131 min6.4 / 10

A dark German Expressionist tale of scientific hubris and emotional monstrosity, where a man-made woman devoid of conscience becomes an instrument of seduction and destruction.

Hanns Heinz Ewers' grim science-fiction novel Alraune has already been filmed twice when this version was assembled in 1928. In another of his "mad doctor" roles, Paul Wegener plays Professor Brinken, sociopathic scientist who combines the genes of an executed murderer with those of a prostitute. The result is a beautiful young woman named Alraune (Brigitte Helm), who is incapable of feeling any real emotions -- least of all guilt or regret. Upon attaining adulthood, Alraune sets about to seduce and destroy every male who crosses her path. Ultimately, Professor Brinken is hoist on his own petard when he falls hopelessly in love with Alraune himself. Alraune was remade in 1930, with Brigitte Helm repeating her role, and again in 1951, with Hildegarde Knef as the "heroine" and Erich von Stroheim as her misguided mentor.

Clusters

Conspiracy Thrillers Desire as Predator Star-Crossed Ghost Romance Supernatural Horror Films Art and Philosophy Movements

Genres

Drama Fantasy Science Fiction Horror

Keywords

Witch Prostitute Monster Silent Film Psychotronic Expressionism German Expressionism

Questions people ask

Is A Daughter Of Destiny scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does A Daughter Of Destiny end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is A Daughter Of Destiny sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is A Daughter Of Destiny easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is A Daughter Of Destiny violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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