Can love conquer even death? When Death robs a young woman of her bridegroom, she attempts suicide to rejoin him in the dark realm of the afterlife. Stopped at Death’s door, she instead makes a deal to save someone else in exchange for the return of her beloved. Her quest for a life at risk ranges across ninth-century Persia, Renaissance-era Venice, and Imperial China in this lavish early spectacle by Fritz Lang, who injects the tale with the tenderness of a bittersweet love story.
Live musical accompaniment by the Stephen Horne Ensemble
Introduction by Illeana Douglas
Co-presented by Berlin & Beyond
ASL interpretation provided