trauma,dream interpretation,mental illness,german expressionism

Secrets of a Soul (1926)

Poster for Secrets of a Soul

A Psychoanalytic Thriller

Werner Krauss, who had played the deranged Dr. Caligari six years earlier, stars as a scientist who is tormented by an irrational fear of knives and the irresistible compulsion to murder his wife. Driven to the brink of madness by fantastic nightmares (designed by Ernö Metzner and photographed by Guido Seeber in a brilliant mix of expressionism and surrealism), he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady.

Cast & Crew

Director
G.W. Pabst
  • Profile picture of Werner Krauss
    Martin Fellman Werner Krauss
  • Profile picture of Ruth Weyher
    Seine frau Ruth Weyher
  • Profile picture of Ilka Grüning
    Die Mutter Ilka Grüning
  • Profile picture of Jack Trevor
    Erich Jack Trevor
  • Profile picture of Lili Damita
    (uncredited) Lili Damita
  • Profile picture of Hertha von Walther
    Fellmans Assistentin Hertha von Walther
  • Profile picture of Renate Brausewetter
    Dienstmaedchen Renate Brausewetter

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Keywords

  • trauma
  • dream interpretation
  • mental illness
  • german expressionism