Breaking the News (1912)
- Directed by
- W. J. Lincoln
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Australia
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family receives devastating news that changes their lives forever. The film is based on a painting and shows the emotional aftermath of that moment.
melodramaticemotionalstraightforwarddatedsomberseriousslow-paced
What happens
Breaking the News is a 1912 Australian melodrama film directed by W. J. Lincoln based on John Longstaff's 1887 painting of the same name. It is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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