Young Lena Rivers, who was born out of wedlock, goes to live with a rich uncle. Unfortunately, her uncle's wife and daughter make no secret of their dislike of Lena and that they don't want her in their family.


Look, Lena Rivers is one of those movies you watch when you have absolutely nothing else to do and you're feeling a bit nostalgic for 1930s-style melodrama. It’s definitely not for everyone. If you hate characters being treated poorly for zero reason, you’ll probably want to turn it off after ten minutes. Basically, p...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Look, Lena Rivers is one of those movies you watch when you have absolutely nothing else to do and you're feeling a bit nostalgic for 1930s-style melodrama. It’s definitely not for everyone. If you hate characters being treated poorly for zero reason, you’ll probably want to turn it off after ten minutes. Basically, poor Lena just wants to belong. She ends up with her rich uncle, but the wife and daughter act like she’s brought a plague into the house. It’s incredibly stiff. You can almost hear..."
Mary J. Holmes, Stuart Anthony, Warren Duff
United States

