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Pro Domo

1918 · 104 min

A stately, fragmentary silent melodrama of aristocratic decay, watched as much for its missing reels as for its moralizing gloom.

Directed by
Theo Frenkel Sr.
Genres
Crime
Starring
Frits Engels, Julie Frenkel-Meyer, Annie Frenkel-Wesling
Overview
Count De Grancé have two degenerate children. For the adolescent daughter there is still some hope, as her main vice appears to be that she devours the novels of Emile Zola. The son leads a dissolute life in gambling dens, where he cheats at cards, and in night-clubs he associates with dancers. [As of 2024, it appears only a 12-minute fragment of the film survives, at EYE Filmmuseum.]

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Directed by
Theo Frenkel Sr.
Genres
Crime
Starring
Frits Engels, Julie Frenkel-Meyer, Annie Frenkel-Wesling
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • greed
    • corruption
    • betrayal
    Places
    • single country house
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Directed by
    Theo Frenkel Sr.
    Starring
    Frits Engels, Julie Frenkel-Meyer, Annie Frenkel-Wesling, Jan Grader, Reinoud van der Hilst sr., Coen Hissink, Rika Hopper, Theo Mann-Bouwmeester
    Runtime
    104 min
    Country
    Netherlands
    Languages
    No Language

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