Père Goriot

1915

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Madame Goriot, wife of the wealthy manufacturer, is fatally injured when her carriage is overturned by runaway horses. Her friend, Madame Blanc, gains ascendancy over Goriot and his daughter... Read allMadame Goriot, wife of the wealthy manufacturer, is fatally injured when her carriage is overturned by runaway horses. Her friend, Madame Blanc, gains ascendancy over Goriot and his daughters, Anastasie and Delphine. Through her the girls meet two titled fortune hunters. Goriot s... Read allMadame Goriot, wife of the wealthy manufacturer, is fatally injured when her carriage is overturned by runaway horses. Her friend, Madame Blanc, gains ascendancy over Goriot and his daughters, Anastasie and Delphine. Through her the girls meet two titled fortune hunters. Goriot sells his business and his home to make the marriage settlement. Refused a lodging in their... Read all

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Only mildly effective

The pathos in the story of Pere Goriot, adapted from Balzac's novel into a two-part drama, is only mildly effective. Suspense is slight and the plot offers few unexpected turns. The human appeal is in the pathetic figure of an old man, neglected in his old age by the two daughters for whom he sacrificed everything. Able performances are given by Edward Cecil, Kate Toncray, A.C. Marston, Vivian Prescott and others. The film is finely staged and costumed. - The Moving Picture World, February 27, 1915