The Son's Return (1909)
- Directed by
- D. W. Griffith
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man returns to his family home after being away for a long time. The reunion brings out old feelings and buried tensions.
slow-burnmelancholicsomberquietpoignantunderstatedperiod
What happens
The Son's Return è un cortometraggio muto del 1909 diretto da David W. Griffith. Prodotto e distribuito dalla Biograph Company, il film - girato a Coytesville, New Jersey - uscì nelle sale il 14 giugno 1909. Risulta essere la prima trasposizione cinematografica di un romanzo di Guy de Maupassant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
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