Mater dolorosa (1917)

Run Time: 1h10m | Release: 06 Mar 1917

Genres: Drama |

Production Countries: France

5.2 / 105 Vote Count

Overview:

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.