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The Woman Suffers

1918 · 70 min Drama
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

The Woman Suffers is a complicated silent melodrama of revenge and sexual betrayal, only part of which survives. In the first two reels, which have been lost, a woman caught in an abusive marriage runs away with her infant son from her drunken husband. He falls on a knife and dies and she collapses in the bush. The child wanders off and is found by one family; the mother is rescued by another family and is unaware that her son lives.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1918
Country Australia
Genre Drama
Director Raymond Longford
Runtime 70 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (4 votes)

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The film constructs its emotional force from the stark contrast between maternal despair and fate's cruel irony, relying on expressive silent performances and title cards to convey profound trauma. It explores themes of loss, moral reckoning, and societal constraints through the framework of early melodrama.

What lingers after viewing is the haunting power of a fragmented narrative, where every surviving gesture and frame feels charged with a poignant, ghostly significance. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Raymond Longford

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In dim light, with period-appropriate music, surrendering to the fragility of the surviving print.

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