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Children of No Importance

1926 · 96 min

A somber, compassionate silent-era social drama that wrings quiet heartbreak from poverty and neglect, moving slowly but with genuine feeling.

Overview: If watching a fellow facing indifference/rejection in the slums of Berlin didn't convey enough pathos, Gerhard Lamprecht gathered much of the same crew from Die Verrufenen and turned his attention to the city's population of unwanted children for the heart-tugging Die Unehelichen, released the following year. The trio of foster children at the center of Die Verrufenen are survivors who use their own resourcefulness to get by when the kids' guardians and the system itself let them down.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, family, survival, isolation
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
survival
isolation
justice
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none