Possessed (1931) MVD picaresque epic presented with operatic

picaresque epic presented with operatic scope and intensity

featuring Wenders and actors Rüdiger Vogler

Feature Length Audio Commentary by critic and film historian Kat Ellinger

Jack Sings Behind-the-Scenes: La Cancion de Ramses

begins to suffer the stigmata a physical manifestation of Jesus Christ s crucifixion wounds the Vatican's top investigator

Possessed (1931) MVD picaresque epic presented with operaticJoan Crawford stars as a factory girl with two ways out of poverty: brains and beauty. Using her wiles, in no time she's living on Park Avenue, draped in designer gowns, dripping in jewels, and cuddled up with a man who isn't her husband (Clark Gable). It's a scorching love match which mixes themes of greed, ambition, politics, and sex in a world where morals are in short supply. The sizzling chemistry between Gable & Crawford results in an