Salom%C3%A9 (1923 film)

Salom 1923, a silent film directed by Charles Bryant and starring Alla Nazimova, is a film adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play of the same name. The play itself is a loose retelling of the biblical story of King Herod and his execution of John the Baptist here, as in Wildes play, called Jokaanan at the request of his stepdaughter, Salom, whom he lusts after.

Despite the film being only a little over an hour in length and having no real action to speak of, it cost over 350,000 to make. All the sets were constructed indoors to be able to have complete control over the lighting. The film was shot completely in black and white, matching the illustrations done by Aubrey Beardsley in the printed edition of Wildes play. The costumes, designed by Natacha Rambova, used material only from Maison Lewis of Paris, such as the real silver lam loincloths worn by the guards.No major studio would be associated with the film, and it was years after its completion before it was released, by a minor independent distributor. It was a complete failure at the time and marked the end of Nazimovas producing career. ........

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