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Maria Marten

1928 · 90 min

A slow, sombre silent melodrama of rural sin and ghostly retribution, heavy with dread and moral weight.

Directed by
Walter West
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trilby Clark, Warwick Ward, Dora Barton
Overview
1820. A squire kills his pregnant mistress to marry a heiress but is exposed by his mother's dream.

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Directed by
Walter West
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trilby Clark, Warwick Ward, Dora Barton
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • betrayal
    • guilt
    • class
    • death
    • justice
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Walter West
    Starring
    Trilby Clark, Warwick Ward, Dora Barton, Frank Perfitt, James Knight, Charles Ashton, Vesta Sylva, Margot Armand
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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