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More readily grasped by the Latin temperament
This is a picture that is being marketed here by Miss Frida King. It was made in Turin, by Roma, who appears to have command of the services of some very fine actors and actresses, as well as photographers. It is a picture which at the technical end of matters bears very close scrutiny, whilst to the story little or no exception can be taken. It is a domestic drama appealing to the passionate side of human nature and shows how a daughter sacrifices her own name and happiness for the reputation of her mother. Incidentally the various situations give rise to some fine bits of acting, while there are some effects in the films such as we have never seen before, notably the simultaneous exposition of an exterior street scene with an interior and with movement taking place in both. Then another part of the picture shows the figure of a woman almost silhouetted against a very bright exterior scene, an open-air effect very popular in stationary photography. Artistically, technically and histrionically, we like this picture very much, with the reservation that perhaps the story is more readily grasped by the Latin temperament than by the Anglo-Saxon. Anyhow, Roma films are obviously good and they should find a great market here. - The Moving Picture World, November 13, 1909
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- Jan 16, 2015
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