This was my first time watching Pola Negri and my first time seeing Lubitsch act and both of those things certainly added value to my experience but unfortunately this was pretty lackluster.

The plot starts off pretty confusing. There's two plots going on throughout that don't really connect till the end. It almost feels as if two lower quality film plots got mushed together into one since neither could stand on their own. You also never really have any time to connect with any of the characters. There are stakes, but it doesn't really feel like there's any.

However, this is in no means an awful film and has high production value. It's just pretty boring and kind of pointless. Lubitsch gets to show off his chops but I prefer his silly comedies.

This was my first time watching Pola Negri and my first time seeing Lubitsch act and both of those things certainly added value to my experience but unfortunately this was pretty lackluster.

The plot starts off pretty confusing. There's two plots going on throughout that don't really connect till the end. It almost feels as if two lower quality film plots got mushed together into one since neither could stand on their own. You also never really have any time to connect with any of the characters. There are stakes, but it doesn't really feel like there's any.

However, this is in no means an awful film and has high production value. It's just pretty boring and kind of pointless. Lubitsch gets to show off his chops but I prefer his silly comedies.

Not terribly interesting outside of the production scale and some of the performances. Just unfocused, forgettable, and boring orientalism, but this is what happens when I decide to marathon Lubitsch's entire surviving career. Though, this is the least annoying Lubitsch performance if you can believe it.

Not terribly interesting outside of the production scale and some of the performances. Just unfocused, forgettable, and boring orientalism, but this is what happens when I decide to marathon Lubitsch's entire surviving career. Though, this is the least annoying Lubitsch performance if you can believe it.