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Romola

1924 · 106 min

A lavish silent spectacle that sweeps you into Renaissance intrigue, with grand emotions and moral downfall playing out in expressive gestures.

Directed by
Henry King
Genres
Drama, History
Overview
In Renaissance Florence, a Florentine trader meets a shipwrecked stranger, who introduces himself as Tito Melema, a young Italianate-Greek scholar. Tito becomes acquainted with several other Florentines, including Nello the barber and a young girl named Tessa. He is also introduced to a blind scholar named Bardo de' Bardi, and his daughter Romola. As Tito becomes settled in Florence, assisting Bardo with classical studies, he falls in love with Romola.

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Directed by
Henry King
Genres
Drama, History
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • morality
  • love
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism5
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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