

Secrets of a Soul
A Psychoanalytic Thriller
Scientist Martin Fellmann 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, he encounters a psychoanalyst who offers to treat the perplexing malady.
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- trauma
- dream interpretation
- mental illness
- german expressionism
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)New York 24 Apr 1927
- Theatrical (limited)19 Feb 2008
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)London30 Jun 1927
- Theatrical9 Jul 1928
CzechiaCZ
- PremiereGerman Language Film Festival7 Oct 2006
FinlandFI
- Theatrical (limited)11 Apr 1927
FranceFR
- PremiereGoethe Institut, Paris18 Nov 1997
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival 24 Mar 1926
- Theatrical12 May 1926
- PremiereInternationale Stummfilmtage11 Aug 2001
JapanJP
- Theatrical (limited)6 Apr 1928
PortugalPT
- Theatrical (limited)15 May 1929
- PremiereCineclube do Porto13 Jul 1977
SpainES
- PremiereEspagne Filmoteca de Catalunya18 Feb 2020
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Secrets of a Soul was released on 12 May 1926.
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CinemaSerf
6/6/2022
Werner Krauss made quite a few titles with GW Pabst, and I consider this to be one of their better silent efforts together. He is the happily married "Fellman" who suddenly, and inexplicably, finds him self desirous of killing his wife (Ruth Weyher) with a knife. Now it has to be said that she could certainly be doing with an haircut, but anything else might be a tad too severe... Terrified by his new obsession, and …
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