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The Passion Flower

1921 · 84 min

A heavy, brooding silent melodrama that builds dread slowly toward a bitter, violent finish.

Overview
A 1921 film directed by Herbert Brenon.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • family
  • love
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
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
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Herbert Brenon
Written by
Herbert Brenon, Mary Murillo
Starring
Norma Talmadge, Courtenay Foote, Eulalie Jensen, Harrison Ford, Charles A. Stevenson, Alice May, H.D. McClellan, Austin Harrison
Cinematography
J. Roy Hunt
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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