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The Child

1913 · 31 min

A quiet, earnest silent-era melodrama where family pressure and money quietly crush a young romance, watched with patient attention.

Directed by
Mauritz Stiller
Genres
Drama
Overview
Mary and Georg love each other, but he is rejected by Mary's father who has suffered insecurity and sees his rescue in marrying Mary with the rich shipowner Harry Gordon.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, family, class, betrayal
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Mauritz Stiller
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mauritz Stiller
Starring
Victor Sjöström, Lili Beck, Einar Fröberg, Anna Norrie
Runtime
31 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
No Language

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