The Mothering Heart
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The Mothering Heart is a 1913 silent drama short film directed by D. W. Griffith and shot by pioneering cinematographer Billy Bitzer, notable for its early use of expressive close-ups and emotional storytelling.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ silent short film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charles Hill Mailes
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Carey NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Mae Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Harron NERFINISHED ⓘ Viola Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | G. W. Bitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Biograph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
D. W. Griffith filmographies
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Lillian Gish filmographies ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmLength | short ⓘ |
| filmProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFeature | intertitles in English ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
emotional storytelling
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expressive close-ups ⓘ |
| hasGenre | melodrama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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forgiveness ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ motherhood ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| isSilent | true ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lillian Gish performance
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early use of expressive close-ups ⓘ |
| partOf | early American cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anita Loos
NERFINISHED
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D. W. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank E. Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary to 1913 ⓘ |
| stars | Lillian Gish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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