The Toll of the Sea
DramaRomance
While visiting China, an American man falls in love with a young Chinese woman, but he then has second thoughts about the relationship. The plot is a variation of the Madame Butterfly story, set in China instead of Japan. The Toll of the Sea was one of the first and most successful Technicolor feature films.
VIBE
A visually stunning, yet deeply sorrowful melodrama. Experience the lush, early Technicolor hues clash with a heartbreaking story of love, societal barriers, and devastating consequences. It's a poignant, old-world tragedy.
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