Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Wings end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wings easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Wings violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Wings

Name: The Wings
Genre: Drama
Released: 1916
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Egil Eide, Lars Hanson, Lili Beck, Albin Lavén, Julius Hälsig

Directed by Mauritz Stiller

Produced by Svenska Biografteatern

191650 min5.9 / 10

A tragic silent melodrama about a doomed same-sex love affair destroyed by jealousy and social forces, culminating in death amid mythological symbolism.

The story is that of a conniving countess coming between a gay sculptor, Claude Zoret, and his bisexual model and lover, Mikaël, ultimately leading to Zoret's death in a raging storm at the base of a statue of Mikaël as the mythological Icarus. The film is missing 19 minutes of run time.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Corrupted by Ambition Toxic Romance Movies LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Silent Film Lgbt Partially Lost Film Gay Theme

Questions people ask

Is The Wings sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does The Wings end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Wings easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Wings scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Wings violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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