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Barbary Sheep

1917 · 50 min

A stately silent melodrama of desert longing and marital neglect, unfolding with old-fashioned restraint and a slow, exotic pull.

Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elsie Ferguson, Lumsden Hare, Pedro de Cordoba
Overview
Arriving with her husband in Arabia, Katherine Wyvrne is ready for romantic times in the exotic Middle East, but her aristocratic husband prefers to be out hunting "Barbara sheep" than fulfilling his wife's desires. She soon meets up with the dashing Arab chief Benchaalai and falls for his charms, but he has a much more sinister goal in mind for her than romance.

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Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genres
Drama
Starring
Elsie Ferguson, Lumsden Hare, Pedro de Cordoba
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism5
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Written by
Charles Maigne
Starring
Elsie Ferguson, Lumsden Hare, Pedro de Cordoba, Macey Harlam, Alex Shannon, Maude George
Runtime
50 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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