Dale Fuller, Erich von Stroheim, Mae Busch
A beautiful reconstruction of Erich von Stroheim's classic silent feature. Publicized as the first film to cost a million dollars, "Foolish Wives" was at once praised for its extravagant visual design...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000
Stats: 38 reviews
Excellent film! Von Stroheim of course masters perfectly his usual character of heartbreaking officer, but this time over adds a real dose of absurd in it. I mean being a fake broke aristocrat in exile is quite a good character. Unlike the very similar "Blind Husband" the charact...( read more)
yeahwives are foolish esp in the olden days... we are not slaves to men.. make them do their own laundry and cook their own food... for they can wear smelly clothes and starve or become obese over fast food... ahhahah
It's very good but way too long. The moive could of ended an hour earlier than it actually did. But it is von Stroheim doing what he does best, playing a man who seduces American women. It's good, it's decent.
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