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Heart of an Actress

1924 · 100 min

A silent, moody romance that unfolds slowly, letting desire and jealousy simmer through expressive faces and theatrical settings.

Overview
Desire brings out the worst in an actress' suitors-- One a well-to-do patron of London's theatre set, the other a lovestruck loner on the verge of penning a play dedicated to her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • obsession
  • love
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Germaine Dulac
Written by
Alexandre Volkoff, Germaine Dulac
Starring
Iván Petrovich, Nicolas Koline, Mabel Poulton, Yvette Andréyor, Henry Houry, Jeanne Bérangère, Félix Barre, Gina Manès
Cinematography
Nikolai Toporkoff, Jules Kruger
Runtime
100 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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