Paphnutius, a wealthy Alexandrian, is about to embrace the new faith of Christianity, but is persuaded by a friend to first see Thais, the most notable courtesan of her time. He falls in love with her, but is forced to kill a rival and conscience again urges him toward the new faith. He becomes a monk, but leaves the cloister to return to Alexandria to seek to convert Thais. In this he succeeds and she joins a nunnery. He saves her soul but loses his own peace of mind. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 0.0/10 | |
Released: | December 30, 1917 | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | Goldwyn Distributing Company Goldwyn Pictures Corporation | |
Cast: | Crauford Kent Lionel Adams Hamilton Revelle Mary Garden | |
Crew: | Frank Hall Crane Hugo Ballin Anatole France Edfrid A. Bingham | |
Rasnac : One of my most favourite Jarmusch movies. Must have watched it 3-4 times now over the year...