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De Stem des Bloeds (1930)

De Stem des Bloeds poster
Original title
De Stem de Bloed
Directed by
Flip Carli
Genre
silent film
Country
Dutch East Indies
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and his mistress reunite after their son and step-daughter unknowingly fall in love. This black-and-white silent film uses colored tints in certain scenes.

slightly dramaticromanticmoodymelancholicslow-pacedperiod piecefamily-oriented

What happens

De Stem des Bloeds (The Voice of Blood), also known as Njai Siti, is a 1930 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). It was directed by Ph. Carli and starred Annie Krohn, Sylvain Boekebinder, Vally Lank, and Jan Kruyt. The film follows a man and his mistress who reunite after their son and step-daughter unwittingly fall in love. The black-and-white film, which may now be lost, was tinted different colours for certain scenes. It was released in early 1930 to commercial success, although critical opinion was mixed. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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