Hindle Wakes

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Hindle Wakes is a 1927 British silent drama film, directed by Maurice Elvey, that is celebrated for its progressive portrayal of female independence and sexual autonomy in a working-class mill town.

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instanceOf silent film
stage play
author Stanley Houghton NERFINISHED
basedOn Hindle Wakes (play) NERFINISHED
Hindle Wakes (play) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception later praised by film historians for its modern attitude to female sexuality
director Maurice Elvey NERFINISHED
directorOfPhotography (cinematographer not confirmed)
distribution United Kingdom theatrical release
era interwar British cinema
filmFormat black-and-white
genre drama
silent cinema
hasAdaptation Hindle Wakes (1931 film) NERFINISHED
historicalReputation landmark of early feminist representation in British cinema
language silent (English intertitles)
mainCharacter Fanny Hawthorn NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus a young woman’s right to choose her own life after a sexual relationship
notableFor depiction of a woman refusing a marriage of obligation
progressive portrayal of a woman’s sexual freedom
realistic depiction of industrial northern England
partOf British silent cinema of the 1920s
portrays holiday affair between mill worker and mill owner’s son
working-class mill workers
producer Maurice Elvey NERFINISHED
productionCompany (British production company associated with Maurice Elvey)
publicationDate 1927
setting Lancashire mill town
sound silent
theme female independence
gender roles
sexual autonomy
social conventions
working-class life

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Maurice Elvey notableWork Hindle Wakes