Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages, 1916. Babylon is attacked by Persia, Jesus is crucified, the Huguenots are massacred, and the modern-day working class are oppressed.
Written & directed by D.W. Griffith. Starring Mae Marsh, Constance Talmadge, & Margery Wilson, with Elmer Clifton, Miriam Cooper, Josephine Crowell, Howard Gaye, Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, Vera Lewis, Tully Marshall, Seena Owen, Alfred Paget, Eugene Pallette, & Maxfield Stanley.
Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: A
Acting: C
Music: n/a (Netflix sent us a crappy edition, which necessitated watching with the sound off. )
Enjoyment: It could have been a lot worse. It's clearly a very important movie. I didn't get anything out of it, though, other than historical appreciation. C
GPA: 2.3/4
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