The Torture of Silence

The Torture of Silence

70 mins | Drama | March 6, 1917

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.

The Torture of Silence

70 mins | Drama | March 6, 1917

The Torture of Silence
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Cinédis
Original title Mater dolorosa
Directors Abel Gance
Writers Abel Gance

Cast

Emmy Lynn

as Manon Berliac

Firmin Gémier

as Emile Berliac

Armand Tallier

as François Rolland

Anthony Gildès

as Jean

Paul Vermoyal

as Jean Dormis