In the biblical city of Sodom, (carnal) sin has become the citizens'
favourite pastime, and they have long forgotten the teachings of God - all
but Lot (Friedrich Haak), who prays to God every night for relief.
Eventually, God sends an archangel (Lewis Whitbeck), a beautiful man all
citizens of Sodom fall for and want to have their way with. Lot of course
locks his divine visitor away from the lusting citizens, and even offers
them his own daughter (Dorothea House) in the angel's stead ... but they
are not satisfied. Eventually, the angel has seen enough and he releases
the wrath of God upon the sinful city, but not before telling Lot and his
wife to leave, and never even look back while running. Lot's wife of
course looks back anyways and is instantly turned into a pillar of salt. Interesting
adaptation of the biblical story that does not so much retell the plot as
such but reinterprets it in the context of an experimental film, using
many superimposed images, minimal expressionistic sets, avant garde music,
hardly any dialogue and minimal title cards, and considering the gime it
was made quite a bit of nudity and allusions to sexuality and especially
homosexuality. The outcome is actually quite fascinating and visually
extremely satisfying and also successfully opens new doors to interpret
the story.
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