A House Divided
Directed byAlice Guy
Produced byAlice Guy
Production
company
Release date
  • May 2, 1913 (1913-05-02) (USA)
Running time
13 min

A House Divided is a 1913 American comedy short silent black and white film directed and produced by Alice Guy.[1]

It was released in January 1985 by Channel 4 Television, devoted to the work of woman directors;[2] and on 29 March 2019 at Diputación de Málaga for the International Women's Day.[3][4]

Plot

A husband and wife each come to suspect mistakenly that the other has been unfaithful. Following a lawyer's advice, they agree to continue to live in the same house but without speaking to each other. Eventually, the situation becomes unworkable and the couple reconcile.

Cast

Reception

The Moving Picture World gave the film a brief review, concluding that the film "will make some fun in some houses".[5] The publication also summarized the plot prior to its release.[6] Similarly, the plot was detailed by Moving Picture News in April, 1913.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Pallister, Janis L. (1997). French-speaking Women Film Directors: A Guide. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780838637364.
  2. ↑ McMahan, Alison (22 August 2014). Alice Guy Blaché: Lost Visionary of the Cinema. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 286. ISBN 9781501302695.
  3. ↑ "Ellas dirigen". Diputación de Málaga (in Spanish). 30 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Europa Press (8 March 2019). "La Diputación conmemora el Día Internacional de la Mujer con más de una decena de actividades en marzo y abril". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Comments on the Films". The Moving Picture World. May 10, 1913. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Independent Film Stories". The Moving Picture World. April 26, 1913. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Manufacturers' Synopses of Films". Moving Picture News. April 19, 1913. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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