Hindle Wakes

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Hindle Wakes is a 1927 British silent drama film, directed by Maurice Elvey, that is celebrated for its progressive portrayal of female independence and sexual autonomy in a working-class mill town.

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instanceOf silent film ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author Stanley Houghton ⓘ
basedOn Hindle Wakes (play) ⓘ
Hindle Wakes (play) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception later praised by film historians for its modern attitude to female sexuality ⓘ
director Maurice Elvey ⓘ
directorOfPhotography (cinematographer not confirmed) ⓘ
distribution United Kingdom theatrical release ⓘ
era interwar British cinema ⓘ
filmFormat black-and-white ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
silent cinema ⓘ
hasAdaptation Hindle Wakes (1931 film) ⓘ
historicalReputation landmark of early feminist representation in British cinema ⓘ
language silent (English intertitles) ⓘ
mainCharacter Fanny Hawthorn ⓘ
narrativeFocus a young woman’s right to choose her own life after a sexual relationship ⓘ
notableFor depiction of a woman refusing a marriage of obligation ⓘ
progressive portrayal of a woman’s sexual freedom ⓘ
realistic depiction of industrial northern England ⓘ
partOf British silent cinema of the 1920s ⓘ
portrays holiday affair between mill worker and mill owner’s son ⓘ
working-class mill workers ⓘ
producer Maurice Elvey ⓘ
productionCompany (British production company associated with Maurice Elvey) ⓘ
publicationDate 1927 ⓘ
setting Lancashire mill town ⓘ
sound silent ⓘ
theme female independence ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
sexual autonomy ⓘ
social conventions ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ

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Maurice Elvey → notableWork → Hindle Wakes ⓘ
Marie Ault → notableWork → Hindle Wakes ⓘ
Marie Ault → workedOn → Hindle Wakes ⓘ
Maurice Elvey → notableWork → Hindle Wakes ⓘ
subject linked to: Elvey