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Alexandra

1915 · 71 min

A somber, slow-moving silent melodrama that piles on hardship and heartbreak, watching a woman endure cruelty and class contempt with earnest, tragic dignity.

Overview
Alessandra, illegitimate daughter of a count, is raised in a circus. Everyone would like her to marry Anton, a rough gamekeeper, but she escapes helped by Count Erwin. The young girl falls in love with her savior but he has no serious intentions.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • class
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • revenge
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • 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
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Curt A. Stark
Starring
Henny Porten, Ernst Bretschke, Friedrich Fehér, Max Maximilian, Henny Steimann
Runtime
71 min
Country
Germany
Languages
No Language

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