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Kříž u potoka (1921)

Kříž u potoka poster
Directed by
Jan Stanislav Kolár
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Czechoslovakia
Runtime
35 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a poor family marries a wealthy miller. Their relationship struggles under the weight of class differences and family secrets.

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What happens

The Cross by the Brook (Czech: Kříž u potoka) is a 1921 Czechoslovak silent drama film directed by Jan S. Kolár based on Based on the novel by Karolina Světlá. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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