(1919) Dragon Painter
SILENT PERIOD ROMANCE DRAMA
Adapted from the novel by Mary McNeil Fenollosa, a film that's slightly more than 1 hour long, I was completely hooked after 11 minutes into it, which the story centers on a love -sick painter, Tatsu (Sessue Hayakawa) who paints because he believes that the love of his life has turned into a dragon-hence the title "Dragon Painter". And he waits for her whenever he is sitting on top of hills and ledges, and paints. Meanwhile, back in Tokyo a well renown artist, Kano Indara (Edward Peil Sr) is seeking for someone who can paint that is equal to his own, since he wants to retire as he acknowledges that he's older, seeking for someone to continue on his legacy. The two men are eventually going to meet.
Adapted from the novel by Mary McNeil Fenollosa, a film that's slightly more than 1 hour long, I was completely hooked after 11 minutes into it, which the story centers on a love -sick painter, Tatsu (Sessue Hayakawa) who paints because he believes that the love of his life has turned into a dragon-hence the title "Dragon Painter". And he waits for her whenever he is sitting on top of hills and ledges, and paints. Meanwhile, back in Tokyo a well renown artist, Kano Indara (Edward Peil Sr) is seeking for someone who can paint that is equal to his own, since he wants to retire as he acknowledges that he's older, seeking for someone to continue on his legacy. The two men are eventually going to meet.