Borderline

Having rented a room in a rural Swiss tavern, an African-American couple (real-life spouses Paul and Eslanda Robeson) find themselves in a romantic quadrangle with their landlords (Hilda Doolittle, Gavin Arthur)... and on an inexorable path towards estrangement, exile, and violence. Charged and avant-garde opus from Scottish experimental director Kenneth MacPherson also stars Winifred Ellerman, Charlotte Arthur. 74 min. Standard; music score; audio commentary. Silent with music score.