Year: 1919
Runtime: 58 mins
Director: Maurice Tourneur
In Canada, a woman scarred by years of abuse at the hands of her aunt meets a traveling composer seeking inspiration. Their unexpected bond sparks a passionate yet doomed romance, while the film weaves themes of love, pain and intergenerational connections among mothers, daughters, fathers and sons.
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