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Journal of e-Media Studies, Volume 7 Issue 1: Early Cinema History (Understanding Visual Culture Through Silent Film Collections)

On the Reef (1910) Clip 1 - Tsivian_Khitrova.mp4 0-34.25

Having banished the man she loves from her house, Grace is shown wringing her hands in self-reproach. Her apprehensions come true—a farewell letter arrives by messenger. She takes it, reads, and wrings her hands again, crumpling the letter as she does. As Grace stretches her arms aloft, she drops the fateful letter, collapses into a chair, and rests her head upon her arms stretched across a lion-pawed table.

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