Acting
Elizza La Porta
Born March 1, 1902 · Craiova, Romania
Died November 15, 1997 · aged 95
Romanian actress.
Known For
Fundvogel · 1930Fundvogel
★ 10.01930
MovieDrama
Young Jan Bergwall visits his grandmother, the so-called centenary, at Woyland Castle. There he meets his cousin Andrea, who everyone calls "Fundvogel". Jan is fascinated by the young girl's beauty, and soon there is an erotic tension in the air between the two. Although they both have strong feelings for each other, they are afraid to make a commitment, even though their domineering grandmother is determined that they marry. Panicked that he might feel obliged to marry Andrea, Jan escapes from this place. Andrea is deeply disappointed and seeks revenge. Out of spite, she becomes involved with the falconer Bartel and is later raped in a wooden hut. The centigress, concerned about morals and customs, then sends Fundvogel to a convent. She escapes from there and flees into the arms of Jan. When he learns from a letter from the countess what has happened to Andrea, he leaves her a second time. In her despair, Fundvogel then throws herself off a bridge into the floods with suicidal intent.
The Student of Prague · 1926The Student of Prague
★ 6.61926
MovieHorrorDrama
For Balduin, going out to beer parties with his fellow students and fighting out disputes at the tip of the sword have lost their charms. He wants to find love; but how would he, a penniless student, ever dare looking up to any woman worth of loving? Absorbed in his dreary thoughts and indifferent to the advances of Lyduschka, Balduin is unexpectedly offered a fortune by the mysterious money-lender Scapinelli - but on a strange condition...
Großstadtpiraten · 1930Großstadtpiraten
1930
MovieCrime
German crime film
Schenk mir das Leben · 1928Schenk mir das Leben
★ 9.01928
MovieDrama
The Bordellos of Algiers · 1927The Bordellos of Algiers
1927
MovieAdventure
The Vice of Humanity · 1927The Vice of Humanity
★ 7.01927
MovieDrama
Tamara becomes addicted to cocaine but hides from her daughter by moving in with the dealer Mangol. The father tells his daughter that her mother has died, but years later the daughter rediscovers her mother appearing on stage. Mangol pursues the daughter, but Tamara intervenes before dying amongst family members.
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