(Mater dolorosa)

Content: Hardly one of French filmmaker Abel Gance's masterpieces, The Torture of Silence nevertheless has more dramatic and psychological value than your average romantic-triangle tale. Simply put, the film concerns a doctor, his wife, and his brother. The doctor, a specialist in pediatrics, has no time for his wife Marthe. She seeks solace in the arms of his brother. Unable to keep up the charade, Marthe attempts to shoot herself, but it is her lover who is mortally wounded.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

70 minutes

Year:

1917

Directors:

Abel Gance

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Production companies:

Cinédis,

Le Film d'art,

Films de France

Actors:

Manon Berliac

Dr. Gilles Berliac

Claude Berliac

Jean, servant

Jean Dormis

Crews:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography