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The Slave

1917 · 21 min

A quiet, dreamlike silent-era moral tale that drifts between wish and warning, asking you to sit with its gentle lesson.

Directed by
William Nigh
Genres
Drama
Overview
Caroline works at a hair dressing parlor. A wealthy man falls in love with her, takes her home and proposes to her. Caroline has a dream where she marries the man, who turns vicious and keeps her locked up in his mansion. He finally dies, and Caroline starts out having a good time with his money, but she sees the folly of her ways. She wakes up from the dream.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, love, greed, freedom
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
William Nigh
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism5
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    William Nigh
    Written by
    William Nigh
    Starring
    Valeska Suratt, Violet Palmer, Eric Mayne, Herbert Heyes, Edmund Burns, Edward Roseman, Dan Mason, Tom Brooke
    Runtime
    21 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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