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Foolish Wives

Foolish Wives

Drama · Thriller · 1922

A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.

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Foolish Wives

1922 Drama · Thriller 2h 23m

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6.5 / 10

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A con artist masquerades as Russian nobility and attempts to seduce the wife of an American diplomat.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Erich von Stroheim

Written by

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Count Wladislaw Sergius Karamzin

Rudolph Christians

Rudolph Christians

Andrew J. Hughes

Miss DuPont

Miss DuPont

Helen Hughes

Maude George

Maude George

Princess Olga Petchnikoff

Mae Busch

Mae Busch

Princess Vera Petchnikoff

Dale Fuller

Dale Fuller

Maruschka

Cesare Gravina

Cesare Gravina

Cesare Ventucci

Court is in session

Put Foolish Wives on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.