The Devious Path 1928

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The Devious Path (German: Abwege), also titled Crisis, is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst starring Gustav Diessl and Brigitte Helm.

Irene is frustrated by the inattentiveness of her lawyer husband Thomas, who refuses to go out with her and makes no secret of his aversion against her friend Liane. Attracted by artist Walter Frank, Irene visits him in his studio and agrees to his proposal to elope to Austria together, but Thomas puts an end to their plan. Later, she accompanies Thomas's colleague Möller to a nightclub, where she meets Liane and her friends and makes the acquaintance of boxer Sam. When Irene returns home, the couple seems to come closer to each other again, but when Thomas discovers a mascot which she took with her from the nightclub, he withdraws from her.

The next day, Liane and her friends pay Irene a visit, who is still lying in bed. Enervated by her guests, she becomes even more infuriated when Thomas makes no move to send them away. She visits Sam's workout place and talks him into visiting Frank's studio together. After fighting off Sam's advances, Liane causes a scene by making Thomas, who was told of her whereabouts by Liane, believe that she was about to sleep with Frank.

Some time later, Irene and Thomas appear at court for their divorce, but no sooner that their marriage has been dissolved, they rediscover their feelings for each other and decide to get married again.

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