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Mockery (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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While scavenging for food among dead bodies during the Russian RevoIution, a sIow-witted peasant named Sergei (Lon Chaney) is hired by a desperate woman to guide her out of the carnage. In exchange for promises of friendship and a secure future, he endures torture to save her. The woman turns out to be a countess, the friendship and secure future become a degrading job in her kitchen, and Sergei, inflamed by proIetarian ideals, embraces violence. ln a striking performance, Chaney proves he doesn't need prosthetics or bizarre makeup to create a visceral screen experience. Although Mockery made money, its star returned to horror for his next fiIm, donning vampire makeup for London After Midnight. |
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