Review of Flesh and the Devil (1926) by Simon O — 04 Oct 2015
Wait, haven't I already seen this movie? Indeed, Flesh and the Devil is remarkably similar, in plot and tone, to The Temptress, which also starred Greta Garbo and was released just earlier in the same year.
Garbo again stars as a femme fatale who drives the men around her to commit such atrocities as murder, destroying friendships and lives in the process. The biggest difference between the two films is that Flesh and the Devil does it much more effectively.
Before even introducing Garbo's character, Felicitas von Rhaden, the film fully develops and explores the friendship between Leo von Harden (John Gilbert) and Ulrich von Eltz (Lars Hanson), thus providing a much more concrete emotional stake in the film and making it all the more poignant when that friendship is inevitably torn apart.
Flesh and the Devil, while by no means groundbreaking, is a solid tale of romance and friendship.
This review of Flesh and the Devil (1926) was written by Simon O on 04 Oct 2015.
Flesh and the Devil has generally received very positive reviews.
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