The Age of the Heart
About The Age of the Heart
A young woman is married to an old general, brave and rheumatic, and her days are visits, errands, and meals. A friend of the household becomes her lover. An anonymous letter sends the general to a hunting lodge, where he finds them. He turns the weapon he brought for revenge on himself.
Cast & crew
More about The Age of the Heart
Albert Capellani directed. André Heuzé wrote the scenario. Pathé Frères produced and released the film. Henri Bousquet dates the Pathé supplement notice to October 1906. The Italian Wikipedia lists a run at the Cinema Artistico in Paris from 15 to 22 July 1907.
Themes
Notes
- The French title is L'Âge du cœur.
- A period Pathé synopsis says the general, once he sees the lovers, doubts his right to punish two young people and kills himself instead.
- Pathé catalogued the film in the 1907 Barcelona and Paris lists.
Scenes
- The general reads the anonymous letter and goes to the hunting lodge.
- He finds the couple and kills himself.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-lge-du-coeur)
