Absinthe (1914)

Directed by

Herbert Brenon

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

40 min

Rated

NR

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman find their lives tangled up with the dangers of alcohol. The story follows their struggles in a world where drinking leads to ruin.

silent-eradramaticsomberrestrainedclassicalgloomyslow-pacedold-fashioned

What happens

Absinthe is a 1914 American silent drama film starring King Baggot and Leah Baird and directed by Herbert Brenon. Some sources also credit George Edwardes-Hall as a director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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