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UNITED STATES · 1919
The Turn in the Road
Synopsis
Paul Perry, the son of Perryville's wealthiest citizen, marries Reverend Matthew Barker's younger daughter Evelyn, while her sister June, who disputes her father's sermons preaching that it is God's will that sends affliction, hides her own love for Paul. When Evelyn dies in childbirth, Paul nearly goes insane.
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Films with Similar Themes
grief and loss · forbidden love · religious faith · class and wealth · family tragedy
