The Unchanging Sea


The Unchanging Sea is a 1910 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive.

Plot

A young married couple is shown enjoying time together at the seaside, where they draw the attention of workers on the beach. The husband later departs on a fishing trip, while the wife remains ashore to see him off. In the days that follow, she and other women repeatedly return to the beach, hoping for the sailors' return.
Eventually, three bodies are recovered from the sea. One of them is the husband, who is revived by fellow fishermen but suffers from amnesia. The wife, now caring for their infant, continues to return to the beach in anticipation of his recovery and return.
As time passes, the child matures, and she and her mother maintain their visits to the shoreline. The daughter later marries a young fisherman. The mother, now elderly, continues her solitary visits to the beach. During a subsequent trip to sea, the husband experiences a return of memory, and he is ultimately reunited with his wife.

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