Sacred and Profane Love (1921)
- Directed by
- William Desmond Taylor
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman becomes caught between her own desires and society's expectations. Based on a novel and play, the story explores her romantic choices and the consequences that follow.
romanticdramaticsilent-eramelodramaticbittersweetperiod piecerestrainedclassic
What happens
Sacred and Profane Love is a 1921 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. This film was directed by William Desmond Taylor and starred Elsie Ferguson with Conrad Nagel. It is based on a book The Book of Carlotta by Arnold Bennett and was turned into a 1920 Broadway play which also starred Elsie Ferguson. Writer/director Julia Crawford Ivers adapted the book and play to the screen while her son James Van Trees served as one of the film's cinematographers. All known copies of this film are lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Inner Chamber (1921)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.