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Cytherea (1924)

Cytherea poster
Directed by
George Fitzmaurice
Genre
silent film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married woman becomes entangled in a forbidden romance that stirs deep desires. Two vivid dream sequences show her inner conflicts and longings.

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What happens

Cytherea is a 1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Alma Rubens, Lewis Stone, Constance Bennett, and Norman Kerry. Based on the novel Cytherea, Goddess of Love, by Joseph Hergesheimer and was adapted for the screen by Frances Marion. Cytherea features two dream sequences filmed in an early version of the Technicolor color film process. The film is also known as The Forbidden Way. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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