A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement

1932 · 70 min · EN · NR · 6.4 (31 votes)
Dir. George Cukor · Starring John Barrymore, Billie Burke, David Manners, Katharine Hepburn, Paul Cavanagh, Henry Stephenson · Music Max Steiner
Drama

Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in an asylum with his sanity restored. But he is disturbed to find that everything has changed: his daughter grown and about to marry; his wife divorced and also about to marry.

VIBE

A somber, dialogue-heavy drama that explores the devastating impact of mental illness and societal pressures on family. It feels like a tense, unsettling stage play brought to life, heavy with unspoken emotions and difficult truths.

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insanitylunatic asylumdivorceinherited diseasepre-codefather daughter relationship
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