Lot in Sodom
| Lot in Sodom | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | James Sibley Watson Melville Webber |
| Starring | Friedrich Haak Hildegarde Watson Dorothea Haus Lewis Whitbeck |
| Music by | Louis Siegel |
Release date |
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Running time | 28 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
Lot in Sodom is a 1933 short, silent and experimental film directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber. Its plot is based on the Biblical tale of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, with quotes from the Bible being used for all intertitles.
Plot
[edit]Sodom is a place of sin. An angel appears there, and he is welcomed by Lot. The people of Sodom want to have sex with him. Lot refuses; then the angel tells him to escape the city with his wife and daughter. Sodom is destroyed by flames; Lot's wife is turned to a pillar of salt for having looked back.
Cast
[edit]- Friedrich Haak as Lot
- Hildegarde Watson as Lot's wife
- Dorothea Haus as Lot's daughter
- Lewis Whitbeck as the angel
Production
[edit]Lot in Sodom is based on the biblical tale of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.[1] It was directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber.[2][3] Louis Siegel was the sound composer.[3]
The movie uses experimental techniques, avant-garde imagery and strong allusions to sexuality, especially homosexuality.[1][4]
See also
[edit]- Sodom und Gomorrha (1922), an Austrian film directed by Michael Curtiz
- Sodom and Gomorrah (1963), film directed by Robert Aldrich which depicts the destruction of the two cities for their decadence and human cruelty
- Nitrate Kisses (1992), an experimental film by Barbara Hammer that uses footage from Lot in Sodom
- A World Lit Only by Fire (2014), an album by Godflesh featuring cover art taken from Lot in Sodom
References
[edit]- ^ a b Giardina, Henry (2023-06-05). "This Experimental Film Tried to Be Homophobic and Ended Up Being Homoerotic". INTO. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "University of Rochester Library Bulletin: The Films of J. S. Watson Jr. and Melville Webber, Some Retrospective Views (I) | RBSCP". rbscp.lib.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ a b "Lot in Sodom (1933) – SFdb". Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Watch This: Queering the Biblical Text with 1933's LOT IN SODOM". Austin Film Society. 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
External links
[edit]- Lot in Sodom at IMDb
- Lot in Sodom is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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