1928 · drama · silent · western
The Wind
Directed by Victor Sjöström1h 16m1928
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.
Our read: The Wind (1928) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive drama · silent · western entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama / silent, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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