The Torture of Silence (1917)
- Original title
- Mater dolorosa
- Directed by
- Abel Gance
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman endures a painful and prolonged emotional ordeal. The film focuses on her inner suffering and the silence that surrounds her trauma.
silentdramaticslow-burnheavyintimateemotionalbleakstraightforward
What happens
The Torture of Silence (French: Mater dolorosa) is a 1917 French silent drama film directed by Abel Gance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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