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Transcending the Virgin-Whore Complex in Borzage’s “Street Angel”

Posted on October 26, 2013 by regularpop

Many thanks to Girls Do Film for a recent and inspiring post on Street Angel. Full of tragic coincidences and lavish miracles, Street Angel, is a gorgeous melodrama of the late silent era. It stars Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor … Continue reading →

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Transcending the Virgin-Whore Complex in Borzage’s “Street Angel”

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