The Absentee

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The Absentee (1913)

Directed by Albert Capellani

Drama · 36m

Dries, a farmer and a widower, lives with his mother-in-law Grietje and his son Peter. He falls in love with Minna, a widow, and marries her despite the opposition of his family and friends. In anger his son Peter leaves home to enlist, while Grietje takes up her residence in another cottage. Six years pass, during which Grietje becomes acquainted with Minna's daughter Dina. Peter falls ill in Sumatra, but after falling in love with Dina, through the medium of photographs, he recovers and is drafted home again to Holland. He meets Dina and the two find that they truly love.

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Cast

Henri Étiévant Dries Schoonejans Henri Rollan Peter Schoonejans Jeanne Grumbach Schoonmoeder Grietje / Mother-in-law Grietje Germaine Dermoz Minna Petrus
R
Raymonde Dupré Dina
H
Henri Collen

Crew

Director
Albert Capellani

Details

Original title
De afwezige
Release date
1913-05-02
Runtime
36m
Genres
Drama
Original language
NL
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
Netherlands
Production
Pathé Frères, Hollandsche Film