Ravished Armenia – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer – 1919
The silent film “Ravished Armenia” (also known as “Auction of Souls”) was shot by director Oscar Apfel at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is based on the memoirs of Aurora (Arshaluys) Mardiganian who miraculously survived the Armenian Genocide. She has been at the very center of events – she has been subjected to violence in the Deir …