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Orphans Of The Storm
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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D.W. Griffith's 1921 Silent Masterpiece
Lillian and Dorothy Gish star in D.W. Griffith's epic tale of two sisters caught in the turmoiI of the French Revolution. Henriette brings her bIind sister, Louise, to Paris in hopes of a cure. When Henriette is kidnapped by a IustfuI nobIeman, her helpless sister is Ieft to wander the streets. Rescued by the aristocrat Chevalier Henriette desperately attempts to locate her Iost sibling. During the Reign Of Terror, she is accused of consorting with the aristocracy, and condemned to the guiIIotine.
In this 1921 masterpiece, D.W. Griffith displays the flair for epic storyteIling first seen in his classic Birth Of A Nation. AdeptIy referencing the recent BoIshevik rebeIlion in Russia, he makes a grand statement about excess and tyranny. Lavish sets, magnificent costumes, vast mob scenes, and Griffith's signature cinematic vision punctuate this heroic melodrama. The ethereal beauty of the Gish sisters creates haunting, indelibIe images. Filmed at Griffith's Mamaroneck, NY studio, Orphans Of The Storm dramaticaIIy confirms Griffith's titIe of "Father of the Cinema."
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