Melodrama in which a man, learning his wife has turned to her brother in law for romantic comfort, withdraws affection from his daughter, suspecting that she is not really his own..
If you have a taste for old-school, slightly suffocating melodrama, you’ll probably find something to chew on here. But if you’re looking for a quick pick-me-up, steer clear. This is one of those movies that wants to drag you through the mud of its characters' bad decisions. The whole thing feels like a house where th...
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Abel Gance
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"If you have a taste for old-school, slightly suffocating melodrama, you’ll probably find something to chew on here. But if you’re looking for a quick pick-me-up, steer clear. This is one of those movies that wants to drag you through the mud of its characters' bad decisions. The whole thing feels like a house where the windows have been painted shut. You’ve got this husband, and once he finds out about the affair, he just decides to poison his own life and everyone else's. It’s genuinely uncomf..."
Abel Gance
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