Stage actors Della and Julian, while playing a series of one-night-stands, miss their train and the troupe on it. They move into a hotel.
Mae Murray, Robert Z. Leonard, F. McGrew Willis
United States
The year 1918 remains a pivotal meridian in the history of the moving image, a time when the grammar of cinema was shedding its primitive skin and adopting a more sophisticated, psychological vernacular. Amidst this transformation, Modern Love emerges not merely as a relic of the silent era but as a startlingly prescie...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Z. Leonard
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"The year 1918 remains a pivotal meridian in the history of the moving image, a time when the grammar of cinema was shedding its primitive skin and adopting a more sophisticated, psychological vernacular. Amidst this transformation, Modern Love emerges not merely as a relic of the silent era but as a startlingly prescient examination of the performative nature of intimacy. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard and co-written by the luminescent Mae Murray, this film serves as a crucible for exploring the ..."
