If you loved The Scarlet Empress, try Anatahan
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Anatahan has roughly 3.2× fewer votes than The Scarlet Empress — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Josef von Sternberg, and they both carry the outsider mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Scarlet Empress, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Anatahan is
You're stranded on a deserted island with eleven others. But then desperation sets in. The director's lens lingers on their struggle.
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