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The Woman Who Did (1925)

The Woman Who Did poster
Original title
Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf
Directed by
Benjamin Christensen
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
50 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces social judgment for defying conventions of her time. The story follows her choices and the consequences that arise.

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What happens

The Woman Who Did (German: Die Frau mit dem schlechten Ruf, English: The Woman with the Bad Reputation) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Benjamin Christensen and starring Lionel Barrymore, Gustav Fröhlich and Alexandra Sorina. It was an adaptation of the 1895 British novel The Woman Who Did by Grant Allen. The film's art direction was by Hans Jacoby. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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