I found this film pretty fascinating. The music was beautiful, the cinematography uses a lot of fixed shots. We see the real brutality of the workhouse and family separation when a mother cannot afford a doctor. The film was made in 1913 in Sweeden and yet the themes remain quite relevant today. Some of the scenery is actually quite beautiful, which makes such a contrast with the despair and madness. If you'd like to check out a silent film I would recommend this. It's also an example of the benefits of sampling a foreign film every now and again. The fact it's Swedish doesn't really matter actually as it's a silent film anyway.
Review of Ingeborg Holm
