A Woman of the World

19251925
1h 10m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

167

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Pola Negri in A Woman of the World (1925)

Comedy Drama

A sensual European countess arrives at a small American town where she quickly provokes moral outrage from the community. Upon arriving, even before she steps out of her taxi a district atto... Read allA sensual European countess arrives at a small American town where she quickly provokes moral outrage from the community. Upon arriving, even before she steps out of her taxi a district attorney informs her that loose women aren't welcome here. Donning a cigarette holder she expl... Read allA sensual European countess arrives at a small American town where she quickly provokes moral outrage from the community. Upon arriving, even before she steps out of her taxi a district attorney informs her that loose women aren't welcome here. Donning a cigarette holder she explains with a seductive smile that she comes from Italy and asks for directions to her cousi... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

167

YOUR RATING

Director
- Malcolm St. Clair
Writers
- Pierre Collings
- Carl Van Vechten(novel "The Tattooed Countess")
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Goofs
After the Countess leaves Italy, a title card introduces us to the American Middle-West. The shot that follows is of a Eucalyptus tree dominating a residential area. While by that time Eucalyptus trees had been imported from Australia into California and were all over that state, they were unknown in the Midwest.

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Featured in Kauneuden jumalattaret (1965)

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Featured review

10/10

Intriguing, Sexy Drama

Whoa, this movie was something else. Pola Negri certainly had a way with the camera; her performance as the Italian Countess with the tattoo who is sexually desired by almost every male she meets was kind of over the top, but who cares? This was the 1920's, before censorship of the Hays Office, and almost any topic could be explored on film, even blatant sexuality. The more silent films I see the more I am convinced their filmmakers braved topics that would be considered taboo even in our own day. And they explored those topics with rare honesty and depth. This is such a film. And that whip scene, goodness me, I've never seen anything like it.

My favorite scene however was where Chester Conklin, trying to make the Countess feel better about the tattoo on her arm, starts to remove his shirt and show her the long train tattoos on both HIS arms. Pola starts laughing hysterically and you can tell she wasn't acting.

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