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The Portrait (1923)

The Portrait poster
Original title
Das Bildnis
Directed by
Jacques Feyder
Genre
drama film, silent film, romance film
Country
France, Austria
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and a man form a romantic connection. Their relationship is complicated by a painted portrait.

romanticmelancholicstatelypoignantsomberunderstatedold-fashionedquiet

What happens

The Portrait (German: Das Bildnis, French: L'image) is a 1923 Austrian-French silent drama film directed by Jacques Feyder and starring Arlette Marchal, Malcolm Tod and Victor Vina. Future star Vilma Bánky appears in a small role. It as shot at the Rosenhügel Studios in Vienna. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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