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Sleeping Fires

1917 · 50 min

A somber, slow silent melodrama whose domestic cruelty and quiet suffering weigh heavily on the viewer.

Directed by
Hugh Ford
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pauline Frederick, Maurice Steuart, Helen Dahl
Overview
A woman is betrayed by her cruel husband, who uses their child to further torment her.

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Directed by
Hugh Ford
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pauline Frederick, Maurice Steuart, Helen Dahl
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • power
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Hugh Ford
Written by
George Middleton, Hugh Ford
Starring
Pauline Frederick, Maurice Steuart, Helen Dahl, Thomas Meighan, Joseph W. Smiley, John St. Polis
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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