Short film

A Sister's Burden

1915 · 22 min

A quiet, sorrowful silent-era melodrama about sacrifice, playing out with gentle restraint and a heavy heart.

Overview: Compelled to keep house for her father and her younger sister and brother, Martha is deprived of all the pleasures of youth. Ned, who loves her, begs her to elope with him. Martha yields, but while on the way to the minister, decides that her duty lies back home with her father. Heart-broken, Ned leaves for the city.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, love, parenthood, deception
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
parenthood
deception
Places: home
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none