True Heart Susie (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #15 extract: True Heart Susie (1919)

True Heart Susie is a melancholic drama and a romantic depiction of highest female virtue (as its title suggests). In regards to story, this is probably not a film that would work very well by the modern standards of some. But, seen with patience, this can certainly be considered a timeless film about moral forbearance and understanding, one that eventually accepts all of its characters as a narrative about time, forgiveness and maturity. 

Griffith projects this story with brilliant pace (helped by the great score of the version I watched), his iconic cross-cutting and some truly beautiful exterior sets and cinematography which captures a natural aesthetic that Griffith often managed so well. So, all in all, I had a wonderful time with True Heart Susie and certainly think it's a great silent film that anyone who appreciates early cinema should watch.