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Broken Blossoms
USA 1919, 69 minutes
Dir. D.W. Griffith
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Classics, Drama / Silent Cinema
Aroview: D.W. Griffiths low-key lyric tragedy, set in 19th century London's docklands, with Lillian Gish at her most otherworldly.
As the much-abused adopted daughter of beastly prize-fighter Donald Crisp, she is befriended by Chinese Buddhist shopkeeper Robert Barthelmess. B/W, with colour tints.
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3 stars (Good Enough) Donald Crisp is truly menacing and his scenes with Lillian Gish whose character he throws around the room with relish are impressive. The design work that has gone into the docklands is also worthy of mention. ~Tubbs
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