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The Hearth Turned Off (1925)

The Hearth Turned Off poster
Directed by
Augusto Genina
Genre
silent film
Country
Italy
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film from 1925 about a family torn apart by tragedy. The story follows the emotional unraveling of its characters after a devastating loss.

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What happens

The Hearth Turned Off (Italian: Il focolare spento) is a 1925 Italian silent film directed by Augusto Genina and starring Carmen Boni. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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