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Marianna

1915 · 20 min

A quiet, faded slice of tenement hardship, watched at a distance like an old photograph.

Directed by
Harry G. Stafford
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charles Manley, May Bensen, Yona Landowska
Overview
Pietro Roma, maker of plaster figures, is struggling for existence in one room in a tenement with his blind wife and their granddaughter Marianna, who markets her grandfather's products in a pushcart.

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Directed by
Harry G. Stafford
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charles Manley, May Bensen, Yona Landowska
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • survival
    • isolation
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    period
    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
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Harry G. Stafford
    Starring
    Charles Manley, May Bensen, Yona Landowska, Harry Mann
    Runtime
    20 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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