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Bleak House

1920 · 81 min

A solemn silent-era melodrama that unfolds with heavy, deliberate gravity, its secrets and shame pressing down like fog.

Directed by: Maurice Elvey
Genres: Drama
Starring: Constance Collier, Berta Gellardi, E. Vivian Reynolds

Overview: 'The story of Lady Dedlock's secret and the tragic consequences of its exposure.' (British Film Institute)

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Directed by: Maurice Elvey
Genres: Drama
Starring: Constance Collier, Berta Gellardi, E. Vivian Reynolds

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
betrayal
guilt
class
family
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Maurice Elvey
Starring: Constance Collier, Berta Gellardi, E. Vivian Reynolds, Norman Page, Clifford Heatherley, Ion Swinley, A. Harding Steerman, Anthony St. John
Runtime: 81 min
Languages: No Language

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