Underplayed Gems

The Father (1912)

The Father poster
Original title
Fadren
Directed by
Anna Hoffman-Uddgren
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Sweden
Runtime
43 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A military captain and his wife engage in a destructive power struggle over their daughter. The film focuses on the unraveling of their marriage in a tense domestic setting.

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What happens

Fadren är en svensk stumfilm från 1912 i regi av Anna Hoffman-Uddgren, baserad på August Strindbergs pjäs Fadren från 1887. I huvudrollerna som Ryttmästaren och hans hustru syns August Falck och Karin Alexandersson. Fadren är den enda bevarade filmen regisserad av Hoffman-Uddgren. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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