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This strangely beautiful silent film from D.W. Griffith is also one of his more grim efforts; an indictment of child abuse and the violence of western society. An ideological Asian (Richard Barthelemess) travels to the west in hopes of spreading the Buddha's message of peace to the round-eyed "sons of turmoil and strife." .. Read more

Starring	Lillian Gish, Donald Crisp, Richard Barthelmess, Arthur Howard
Director	D.W. Griffith
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- Victorian-style melodrama presented by Griffith with all the stops out; sometimes striking, but very dated even on its first appearance.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  - 0
  Griffith the racist???
  
  Set in an imaginary Limehouse around the turn of the last century the film tells of the tragic love of a young Chinaman for the white daughter of a bullying ... read more »
  
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  - Leamington Spa
  - 26 Feb 2004 at 19:50
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- - 0
  - 0
  Broken Blossoms
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  An unusual, gripping tale of vulnerable young girl (Lucy) and her abusive, boxer father; this story juxtaposes seedy London with a surprising element of poetry ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Sep 2011 at 21:31
- - 0
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  Surprisingly moving melodrama
  
  I found this film very watchable and the characters both believable and moving. The lovely Lillian Gish was just beautiful as the abused daughter. Worth a ... read more »
  
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- 902073
- - 1001FilMs
  - 11 reviews
  - Wiltshire
  - 29 Jun 2010 at 15:23
- - 1
  - 0
  Strange but lovely
  
  This was my first full length silent film - so didn't know quite what to expect. Initially I found the tempo uncomfortably slow, but once I got drawn into ... read more »
  
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- - Rimasu
  - 2 reviews
  - CAMBRIDGE
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 11:50
- - 1
  - 0
  Broken Blossoms
  
  Broken Blossoms suffers from two of the big problems of silent cinema. DW Griffith's immobile camerawork is a big issue for a film so physical, while he ... read more »
  
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- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 27 May 2008 at 22:57
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  - 0
  broken blossoms
  
  lillian gish
  
  if you like old movies with tragic endings this is the film for you
  
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- - smally
  - 48 reviews
  - 08 Mar 2008 at 14:35
- - 2
  - 2
  Broken Blossoms (1919)
  
  Made in 1919! Too far back for me. Could not handle the whole silent movie thing.
  
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  - England, London
  - 04 Jan 2008 at 08:50
- - 0
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  A film I like
  
  I love these kind of films - they are very simple and I guess for 1919 they would have to be. But nevertheless it remains a good movie and one which steals a ... read more »
  
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- - Edgar Jephcote
  - Notts, UK
  - 10 Oct 2007 at 23:41
- - 0
  - 0
  Striking the helpless with brutal whip.
  
  Griffith's film concerns interracial love and barbarity towards the vulnerable and was made during a time of deep anti-Chinese feeling in America due to ... read more »
  
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- - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Mar 2007 at 15:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Beautiful Story
  
  This is a film about a young girl who suffers from horrendous domestic violence, but is helped and comforted by a chinese man living in London. Gish plays the ... read more »
  
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- - Edward Rogers
  - Bangor
  - 19 May 2005 at 12:40
- - 1
  - 3
  A Curiosity (2)
  
  Oops, I miss-starred it before. Two, not five.
  
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- - Siany
  - London
  - 16 Feb 2005 at 21:11
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- - 7
  - 0
  Griffith the racist???
  
  Set in an imaginary Limehouse around the turn of the last century the film tells of the tragic love of a young Chinaman for the white daughter of a bullying ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 2550
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Leamington Spa
  - 26 Feb 2004 at 19:50
- - 1
  - 0
  Beautiful Story
  
  This is a film about a young girl who suffers from horrendous domestic violence, but is helped and comforted by a chinese man living in London. Gish plays the ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 105046
- - Edward Rogers
  - Bangor
  - 19 May 2005 at 12:40
- - 1
  - 0
  Broken Blossoms
  
  Broken Blossoms suffers from two of the big problems of silent cinema. DW Griffith's immobile camerawork is a big issue for a film so physical, while he ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 569479
- - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 27 May 2008 at 22:57
- - 1
  - 0
  Strange but lovely
  
  This was my first full length silent film - so didn't know quite what to expect. Initially I found the tempo uncomfortably slow, but once I got drawn into ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 704456
- - Rimasu
  - 2 reviews
  - CAMBRIDGE
  - 08 Feb 2009 at 11:50
- - 0
  - 0
  Striking the helpless with brutal whip.
  
  Griffith's film concerns interracial love and barbarity towards the vulnerable and was made during a time of deep anti-Chinese feeling in America due to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 419463
- - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Mar 2007 at 15:45
- - 0
  - 0
  A film I like
  
  I love these kind of films - they are very simple and I guess for 1919 they would have to be. But nevertheless it remains a good movie and one which steals a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 483930
- - Edgar Jephcote
  - Notts, UK
  - 10 Oct 2007 at 23:41
- - 2
  - 2
  Broken Blossoms (1919)
  
  Made in 1919! Too far back for me. Could not handle the whole silent movie thing.
  
  Report this review
- 508813
- - a customer
  - England, London
  - 04 Jan 2008 at 08:50
- - 0
  - 0
  broken blossoms
  
  lillian gish
  
  if you like old movies with tragic endings this is the film for you
  
  Report this review
- 536599
- - smally
  - 48 reviews
  - 08 Mar 2008 at 14:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Surprisingly moving melodrama
  
  I found this film very watchable and the characters both believable and moving. The lovely Lillian Gish was just beautiful as the abused daughter. Worth a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 902073
- - 1001FilMs
  - 11 reviews
  - Wiltshire
  - 29 Jun 2010 at 15:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Broken Blossoms
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  An unusual, gripping tale of vulnerable young girl (Lucy) and her abusive, boxer father; this story juxtaposes seedy London with a surprising element of poetry ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1045217
- - a customer
  - 26 Sep 2011 at 21:31

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- Broken Blossoms
  
  This strangely beautiful silent film from D.W. Griffith is also one of his more grim efforts; an indictment of child abuse and the violence of western society. An ideological Asian (Richard Barthelemess) travels to the west in hopes of spreading the Buddha's message of peace to the round-eyed "sons ...