The Frank, however, is exposed as an infidel, and is chased to the roof, where he escapes by diving into a nearby body of water. Zobeide, a princess and the Caliph's sister, meets with her secret lover, the Frank, in the mosque.

Death promises the young woman that, if she can save one of these lives with love, he will return her lover to the living.ĭuring the holy month of Ramadan in 'The City of the Faithful,' a muezzin calls those of the Islamic faith to prayer. Death tells her that each candle in the room represents a human life, and that currently, three candles are flickering, representing three lives hanging in the balance. She asks if there is anything that can be done to get her love back, arguing that love is stronger than Death. The young woman demands to know why Death took her lover away, to which Death explains that he was simply following God's will, and that it was her lover's time to die. He leads her to a large, dark room, with numerous long candles, each one in different stages of burning. Relentless, the young woman confronts Death, begging him to bring her to her lover. The last among these ghosts is her lover and despite her protests, he also moves through the wall, entering the realm of Death. Grief stricken, she sobs in front of the mysterious wall, when she sees a large group of ghosts walk past her, and through the wall. At the local tavern, the young couple encounters Death again, and when the young woman is distracted, her lover disappears. Surrounding this property, Death erects a giant, mysterious wall. In town, Death visits the mayor's office, where he purchases a small piece of land adjacent to the town cemetery. Little do they know, this stranger is Death himself. In 'Some Time and Some Place,' a loving young couple is riding in a carriage on a country road, when they pick up a hitchhiker, offering him a ride into town. It also follows three other tragic romances, set in a Middle Eastern city in Venice, Italy and in the Chinese Empire. The film follows a woman desperate to reunite with her dead lover.

Destiny ( German: Der müde Tod : ein deutsches Volkslied in sechs Versen ( Weary Death: A German Folk Story in Six Verses) originally released in the United States as Behind the Wall) is a 1921 silent German Expressionist fantasy romance film directed by Fritz Lang and inspired by the Indian folktale of Savitri.

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