The Torture of Silence
Hardly one of French filmmaker Abel Gance's masterpieces, The Torture of Silence nevertheless has more dramatic and psychological value than your average romantic-triangle tale. Simply put, the film concerns a doctor, his wife, and his brother. The doctor, a specialist in pediatrics, has no time for his wife Marthe. She seeks solace in the arms of his brother. Unable to keep up the charade, Marthe attempts to shoot herself, but it is her lover who is mortally wounded.
Cast
Emmy Lynn
as Manon Berliac
Firmin Gémier
as Dr. Gilles Berliac
Armand Tallier
as Claude Berliac
Anthony Gildès
as Jean, servant
Paul Vermoyal
as Jean Dormis
Antonin Artaud
as
Gaston Modot
as Messenger (uncredited)
Antonin Carène
as Little Pierre Berliac (uncredited)
Francia Seguy
as Baby (uncredited)
