The Beggar Maid
The painter Burne-Jones and his famed painting "The Beggar Maid" are depicted in this speculative drama about the creation of the painting. Burne-Jones plays matchmaker for a young British nobleman who has fallen in love with a servant girl on his estate. The artist shows that love can thrive between members of different classes by depicting on canvas a picture from Tennyson's poem about the love of King Cophetua for a beggar maid. As he relates the story of the poem in words and through his painting, the young earl sees the application to his own situation.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1921 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Herbert Blaché |
| Runtime | 30 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.5/10 (1 votes) |
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The film constructs a delicate parallel between the act of creation and a life drama, relying on painting as a bridge between art and reality. It explores how an artistic myth can influence human destinies, transforming convention into personal truth.
What lingers after viewing is a chamber piece where each frame resembles a Pre-Raphaelite painting come to life, and the central plot becomes the birth of feeling against all social conventions. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Herbert Blaché
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In subdued lighting, with quiet attention to the painterly detail and slow, deliberate pacing.
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