Broken Blossoms (1919)
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Product Details: Broken Blossoms (1919)
- Edition:
- DVD . See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- Unrated
- Release Date:
- 04/26/2005
- UPC:
- 089218474193
- Directed by:
- D.W. Griffith
- Featuring:
- George Beranger, Arthur Howard, Ed Piel. See all cast
Synopsis: Broken Blossoms (1919)
Synopis: This strangely beautiful silent film from D.W. Griffith is also one of his more grim efforts; an indictment of child abuse and the violence of western society. An idealistic Asian (Richard Barthelemess) travels to the west in hopes of spreading the Buddha's message of peace to the round-eyed "sons of turmoil and strife." Instead he winds up a disillusioned, opium-smoking shopkeeper in London's squalid Limehouse District. Down the street, a poor waif (Lillian Gish) suffers horrific abuse at the hands of her boxer father (Donald Crisp). When fortune delivers the battered girl into the Asian's tender care, a strange and beautiful love blossoms between them, a love far too fragile to survive their brutal environment. Griffith directed with his unique blend of poetry and realism, and Miss Gish delivers a typically first-rate performance as the girl; the result is a work of art that's both eloquent and crushing. The film was originally presented with color tinting and a musical score composed by Griffith, both of which may vary in different video and film versions.Features: Broken Blossoms (1919)
Features: DVD Features:Region 0
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
User Reviews: Broken Blossoms
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Beautifully touching film
, November 3, 2005Reviewer:
Cheralyn Watson - See all Cheralyn Watson's reviews
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Pros: Sensitive story, good acting
Cons: none
This is a beautiful and touching film by D.W. Griffith. It stars Lillian Gish as a teenage girl who is constantly abused by her violent and drunken father. One day she flees from him and ends up in the shop of a Chinese man. He tends to her wounds and hides her from her father. His peaceful demeanor and tenderness introduce her to a world of kindness and beauty she has never known. A fragile love begans to bloom between them, but it is for naught. They are crushed like broken blossoms under the uncaring boot of a racist and brutal world. ...