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The Unknown Woman

1913 · 54 min

A quiet, earnest silent-era romance that unfolds with gentle melancholy and a sense of longing.

Directed by: Mauritz Stiller
Genres: Drama
Starring: Grete Wiesenthal, Gösta Ekman, Ragnhild Ovenberg Lyche

Overview: A rich young man falls for a beautiful girl and meets with trouble. An adaptation of Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Das fremde Mädchen.

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Directed by: Mauritz Stiller
Genres: Drama
Starring: Grete Wiesenthal, Gösta Ekman, Ragnhild Ovenberg Lyche

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
identity
fate
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Mauritz Stiller
Written by: Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Mauritz Stiller
Starring: Grete Wiesenthal, Gösta Ekman, Ragnhild Ovenberg Lyche, Jenny Tschernichin-Larsson, Stina Berg, John Ekman, Georg Grönroos, William Larsson
Cinematography: Julius Jaenzon
Runtime: 54 min
Country: Sweden
Languages: No Language

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