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Broken Hearts

1926 · 80 min

A somber, earnest silent-era drama of exile and displacement, moving slowly through hardship toward a fragile sense of belonging.

Directed by
Maurice Schwartz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maurice Schwartz, Lila Lee, Wolf Goldfaden
Overview
A Jewish writer in Czarist Russia is forced to flee when the government comes after him for his "objectionable" writings. He emigrates to the US, where he settles in New York City's Lower East Side.

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Directed by
Maurice Schwartz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maurice Schwartz, Lila Lee, Wolf Goldfaden
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • immigration
    • isolation
    • family
    • freedom
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Maurice Schwartz
    Written by
    Frances Taylor Patterson
    Starring
    Maurice Schwartz, Lila Lee, Wolf Goldfaden, Bina Abramowitz, Isidore Cashier, Anna Appel, Charles Nathanson
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    United States of America

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