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The Love That Lives

1917 · 50 min

A somber, heartfelt silent melodrama that wrings pity from a mother's long sacrifice and tragic end.

Overview
When her husband Pete is shot over a craps game, Molly McGill goes to work as a scrubwoman to support her two children.

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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
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • class
  • survival
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
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
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert G. Vignola
Starring
Pauline Frederick, John St. Polis, Pat O'Malley, Joseph Carroll, Violet Palmer, Frank Evans, Eldean Steuart
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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