An art film shot as a serial. An imaginative wedding scene shot in silhouette, begins a tale of murder blackmail and romance covering a period of about 18 years, ending around 1923. The film had the MOMA audience breaking out into applause at the end of each chapter, starting from about chapter 3. At the June 28, 2003 showing at the Gramercy Theatre in New York, only 2 people left of the 150 people who came to see the film, and they came back to see the end of the film. A remarkable feat since the film ran over 7 hours. The film was projected at 22 frames per second. At a 16 frame per second speed the film takes over 9 hours to view.
Although not a standard cliffhanger type serial, the storyline is so intriguing that the audience came back early from the two intermissions.
Although not a standard cliffhanger type serial, the storyline is so intriguing that the audience came back early from the two intermissions.