2022/04/29

Betta, The Gipsy - 1918 - UK

Betta, The Gipsy - 1918 - 5/10

 
Creaky Silent of gypsies and gentry.
Leader of the travelers is Tempestro, who demands Betta marry him, lest he reveal her secret!
Tempestro is a bully, physically violent, and not above child kidnapping.
Story jumps around (missing reels?), and I had trouble separating female characters.
The version I saw, from CINEMATEK, offered live, onscreen piano accompaniment, although inter-titles were in French, overlaid with Dutch hardsubs.