在这部Chamber of Forgetfulness片中,Frans Prins thinks he has discovered his wife being unfaithful when he finds letters from a stranger accompanied by a photo negative. Consumed with anger and jealousy he attempts to squeeze information out of his wife who, victim of a heart attack dies in front of his very eyes and that of their young son. Alone and depressed, Frans Prins sends his child to live in the United States of America, in the Far West. Fifteen years later father and son meet again, full of regret and remorse and discover the truth about the secret Mary took with her to her deathbed.
The family drama of Chamber of Forgetfulness joins two British-born actors, Alec B. Francis and Barbara Tennant under the direction of the French director Etienne Arnaud, in 1912, for the American branch of the French company Éclair. Between 1912 and 1914, Tennant and Francis were Éclair’s biggest stars.It is highly likely that the original copy of Chamber Of Forgetfulness was bought in 1913 by Jean Desmet, one of the greatest Dutch distributors of the time.
The powerful story of a wife's innocent mistake and its bitter punishment, the rancor of a jealous, misguided husband and the ultimate righting of a great wrong to his son. It will bring tears and teach a beautiful lesson to every beholder.
