Borderline (1928)
Directed by Kenneth MacPherson
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Melodrama, Message Movie |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - Switzerland |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
Starring Paul Robeson (one of the first black movie actor/singers to achieve mainstream popularity) in a rare silent role, this experimental drama was thought lost until the 1990s when it was rediscovered by the British Film Institute. The Switzerland-set melodrama takes place in a resort and chronicles the reaction of patrons when an interracial couple shows up for a stay. Some critics claim that careful, sensitive viewers may be able to pick out gay subtext running throughout the story.
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resort, Switzerland, cross-cultural-relations, racism