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Way Down East
Way Down East
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WAY DOWN EAST

Directed by D.W. Griffith
United States, 1920
Silent, Drama

Synopsis

A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.

Synopsis

A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.

Our take

In 1919, D.W. Griffith co-founded United Artists as a way to have more creative control. His films that followed are less famous (and notorious) than his earlier work, but Way Down East, one of his biggest successes, is a true gem, with an unforgettable climax on the ice.