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Sansone (1923)

Sansone poster
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Italy
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman from a poor aristocratic family is pressured by her relatives to marry a wealthy businessman she does not love. She must decide between duty and her own feelings.

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What happens

Samson (Italian: Sansone) is a 1923 Italian silent drama film directed by Torello Rolli and starring Angelo Ferrari and Elena Sangro. It is an adaptation of the 1908 play of the same title by Henri Bernstein. A woman from a poor aristocratic family is pressured by her relatives to marry a wealthy businessman, although she doesn't love him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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