Michael
★ 6.3·1924·1h 35min·Drama and Romance
Overview
A mature and visually elegant period romance that remains one of the earliest and most compassionate overtly gay-themed films in movie history. Based upon Herman Bang's 1902 novel, Dreyer's Michael refashions the classical Greek myth of Jupiter and Ganymede into a love triangle between an aging artist, Zoret, his protagonist Michael, and Princess Zamikoff, an aristocratic femme fatale as entranced by Michael’s youthful beauty as Zoret is.
- Director
- Carl Theodor Dreyer
- Original language
- German
- Status
- Released (Sep 26, 1924)
Where to watch
- Free
Cast
11 people
Walter SlezakMichael- MAMax AuzingerJules - Majordomo
Nora GregorPrincess Lucia Zamikoff
Robert GarrisonCharles Switt - Journalist
Benjamin ChristensenClaude Zoret- DADidier AslanDuc de Monthieu
Alexander MurskiMr. Adelsskjold
Grete MosheimMrs. Alice Adelsskjold
Karl FreundLeBlanc - Art Dealer- WSWilhelmine SandrockWidow de Monthieu
Mady ChristiansWoman (uncredited)
