The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg

The kind of terror that could never be... until now... until Bergman!

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Release Date

10/28/1977

Runtime

120 mins

Overview

Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A suffocating descent into personal and societal collapse set against the decay of Weimar Berlin. Bergman crafts an atmosphere of inexorable doom where private trauma mirrors the collapse of a civilization.

Mood

Dread-soakedMelancholicClaustrophobicParanoid

Themes

GriefIsolationAddictionComing apart

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Desaturated

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Suicide and self-harmAddiction

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