Short film
The Sorrowful Example
1911 · 18 min
A grim, earnest silent melodrama of grinding poverty and domestic betrayal, watched with quiet dread for a family's fragile hope.
- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Wilfred Lucas, Claire McDowell, Florence La Badie
- Overview
- The little family of husband, wife and infant child are just existing, the wife toiling to make ends meet, while the husband is a worthless scamp. The wife manages to set aside a little of her meager earnings to save for the child's future, which is her sole thought. The husband has tried to get this money, but the wife guards it carefully.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Family, parenthood, politics, survival
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- D.W. Griffith
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Wilfred Lucas, Claire McDowell, Florence La Badie
