The read
It runs a compact 8m.
Synopsis
The Black Death is ravaging Spain. As Camille Saint-Saëns's "Danse Macabre" plays on the soundtrack, a mix of animation and acted scenes tells the story of Youth and Love meeting one night. They dance, embrace, and kiss. As the night wears on, exuberant Death, a skeletal figure with a violin, pursues the couple. They try to elude him. Eventually, Love swoons. Youth is powerless to protect her. Is she doomed?
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Dudley MurphyDirector
Cast
- Adolph BolmYouth
- Ruth PageLove
- Olin HowlandDeath
Stills
Themes
silent filmplague