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The Abyss

1910 · 37 min

A quiet, tragic silent drama that draws you into a doomed romance through expressive faces and stark imagery.

Overview
Magda, a piano teacher, meets Knud, a parson’s son, who invites her to spend the summer at his parents’ parsonage. When a travelling circus stops in the village, Magda leaves the meek Knud for the dashing circus rider Rudolf. But circus life with Rudolf quickly turns out to be anything but happy, and Magda comes to a tragic end.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • fate
  • isolation
  • class
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
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
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Urban Gad
Written by
Urban Gad
Starring
Asta Nielsen, Poul Reumert, Robert Dinesen, Hans Neergaard, Hulda Didrichsen, Emilie Sannom, Oscar Stribolt, Arne Weel
Cinematography
Alfred Lind
Runtime
37 min
Country
Denmark
Languages
No Language

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