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Sin

1915 · 50 min

A slow, solemn silent melodrama whose lost status leaves it feeling distant and ghostly.

Directed by
Herbert Brenon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Theda Bara, William E. Shay, Warner Oland
Overview
Italian peasant girl deserts her fiancé for wealthy gangster and departs for America.

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Directed by
Herbert Brenon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Theda Bara, William E. Shay, Warner Oland
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    • love
    Places
    • countryside
    • big city
    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
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Herbert Brenon
    Written by
    Herbert Brenon
    Starring
    Theda Bara, William E. Shay, Warner Oland, Louise Rial, Henry Leone
    Cinematography
    Phil Rosen
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America

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