
A young mother is declared a madwoman by her bad sister and the child she has of one of two brothers, is taken away from her. When the father comes to fetch the child, his brother tragically stops him.
Italy

The silent era frequently offered a canvas for the most primal of human emotions, and Caino is no exception. It is a work that breathes the heavy, humid air of turn-of-the-century melodrama while simultaneously anticipating the psychological depth of modern tragedy. To watch this film is to witness a slow...
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Leopoldo Carlucci

Leopoldo Carlucci
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" The silent era frequently offered a canvas for the most primal of human emotions, and Caino is no exception. It is a work that breathes the heavy, humid air of turn-of-the-century melodrama while simultaneously anticipating the psychological depth of modern tragedy. To watch this film is to witness a slow-motion car crash of the soul, where the wreckage is not of steel and iron, but of trust and biological imperative. The direction leans heavily into the chiaroscuro of the human sp..."

