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His Dearest Possession (1919)

His Dearest Possession poster
Directed by
Henry Edwards
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An artist falls in love and decides to give up painting for a more stable job. The film shows his sacrifice for a secure life with the woman he loves.

romanticbittersweetearnestsentimentalmelancholicquietold-fashioned

What happens

His Dearest Possession is a 1919 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and John MacAndrews. It was based on a story by E. Temple Thurston. The film follows an artist who falls in love with a woman and gives up painting in order to get a more secure job. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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