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

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

Production

Lot in Sodom is based on the biblical tale of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.[2] It was directed by James Sibley Watson and Melville Webber.[3][4] Louis Siegel was the sound composer.[4]

The movie uses experimental techniques, avant-garde imagery and strong allusions to sexuality, especially homosexuality.[2][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New movies, the National board of review magazine". New York, National board of review of motion pictures. 1926.
  2. ^ a b Giardina, Henry (June 5, 2023). "This Experimental Film Tried to Be Homophobic and Ended Up Being Homoerotic". INTO. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "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 June 6, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lot in Sodom (1933) – SFdb". Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Watch This: Queering the Biblical Text with 1933's LOT IN SODOM". Austin Film Society. June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.


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