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The Unchanging Sea

1910·14'

D.W. Griffith

Drama

★ 6.4

In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.

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Cast

Arthur V. Johnson Arthur V. Johnson The Fisherman
Linda Arvidson Linda Arvidson The Fisherman's Wife
Mary Pickford Mary Pickford The Daughter as an Adult
Gladys Egan Gladys Egan The Daughter as a Small Child
Charles West Charles West The Daughter's Sweetheart
Dell Henderson Dell Henderson The Rescuer
Kate Bruce Kate Bruce Villager (uncredited)
Alfred Paget Alfred Paget Villager (uncredited)
Frank Opperman Frank Opperman In Second Village (uncredited)
Dorothy West Dorothy West Villager (uncredited)

Screenings in Brussels

No upcoming screenings.