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The New Magdalen (1912)

The New Magdalen poster
Directed by
Herbert Brenon
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman tries to escape her past and start a new life. The film follows her struggles with identity and social judgment.

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What happens

The New Magdalen è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Herbert Brenon conosciuto poi anche con il titolo A Designing Woman in una riedizione del 1916. Il film era interpretato da Vivian Prescott, Jane Fearnley, William R. Dunn, William E. Shay. La sceneggiatura firmata dallo stesso regista si basa sull'omonimo romanzo di Wilkie Collins che venne adattato per lo schermo nel 1910 con The New Magdalen, diretto da Joseph A. Golden e nel 1914 con The New Magdalen, diretto da Travers Vale. Prodotto dalla Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP), aveva come interpreti Vivian Prescott, Jane Fearnley, William R. Dunn, William E. Shay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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