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Special Subject - Lois Weber Sampler HYPOCRITES (1915); WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN? (1916); SHOES (1916); and THE BLOT (1921)

Published: Sept. 20, 2024, 5:10 a.m.

We devoted our 2024 September Special Subject to American silent film auteur Lois Weber. We discuss four films, the allegorical Hypocrites\xa0(1915), which created a sensation at the time with its full-frontal female nudity, and three films that showcase Weber's progressive Christian social vision,\xa0Where Are My Children?\xa0(1916), which confusedly tackles the subjects of birth control and abortion, and the masterpieces\xa0Shoes\xa0(1916) and\xa0The Blot\xa0(1921), dramas centered on the consciousness of women that deal respectively with working-class and genteel poverty.\xa0

Time Codes:

0h 00m 25s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 Brief Introduction: Lois Weber

0h 05m 07s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 HYPOCRITES (1915) [dir. Lois Weber]

0h 18m 09s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN? (1916) [dir. Lois Weber]

0h 27m 56s:\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 SHOES (1916) [dir. Lois Weber]

0h 40m 26s: \xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0 THE BLOT (1921) [dir. Lois Weber]

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