Colonel Maurice Taylor of the Royal Flying Corps is hopelessly injured in an airplane crash immediately following his marriage to Stella. Maurice is non-functional in most of the physical areas of marriage that count, but Stella attends to his other needs faithfully for three years.
So, you’re thinking about digging up The Sacred Flame from 1929? 🤔 If you’ve got a soft spot for really dramatic, old-school films where everyone’s emotions are turned up to eleven, then yeah, give it a shot. It’s got a certain *something*. But if modern subtle acting is your jam, or if slow pacing makes you fidget, y...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Archie Mayo
Edward LeSaint
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"So, you’re thinking about digging up The Sacred Flame from 1929? 🤔 If you’ve got a soft spot for really dramatic, old-school films where everyone’s emotions are turned up to eleven, then yeah, give it a shot. It’s got a certain *something*. But if modern subtle acting is your jam, or if slow pacing makes you fidget, you might find this one a bit of a marathon. For those who appreciate seeing how early movies handled big, messy feelings, it’s a curious piece of work that holds up surprisingly we..."
Dale Fuller
W. Somerset Maugham, De Leon Anthony, Harvey F. Thew
United States
