In this rural film drama, an unwed mother, shunned by her conservative community, goes to court to try to salvage her reputation..
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white rural dramas that move at the speed of a horse-drawn carriage, you might find something to latch onto here. If you’re looking for a brisk pace, look elsewhere. This is for people who enjoy watching characters get pushed around by societal pressure until the...
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Douglas Sirk
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white rural dramas that move at the speed of a horse-drawn carriage, you might find something to latch onto here. If you’re looking for a brisk pace, look elsewhere. This is for people who enjoy watching characters get pushed around by societal pressure until they finally decide to push back. It feels a bit like Resurrection in how it handles the weight of public judgment. There’s a specific kind of suffocation in these scenes that feels ..."
Dorothea Thiess
Selma Lagerlöf, Philipp Lothar Mayring
Germany
Drama
1934 · IMDb 7.1
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