Slubowanie (1924) ***

A classic of Polish silent cinema, based on the same old Jewish legend that also inspired Michal Waszynski's "Dybuk" (1937). This silent film was slightly modified for a US release in 1933, adding a soundtrack and a few new scenes. That sound version is atrocious, but it was thanks to it that the film itself has been preserved in the United States, while all the original silent copies in Poland has been destroyed during World War II.