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Parental Guidance(Parental Guidance)

Synopsis

Dir: Erich von Stroheim. Drama. Restored 2025 with new ending. A prince (Walter Byron) is engaged to a jealous queen (Seena Owen), but falls in love with a young woman (Gloria Swanson) who lives at a convent; the young woman later moves to Africa where she is forced to marry a repulsive man (Tully Marshall).

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of mild cursing
  • Infrequent portrayals of weapons violence - little detail; infrequent portrayals of attempted self harm - little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of smoking and alcohol use in a recreational context - little detail

Thematic elements

  • Love and romance
  • Aristocracy and decadence
  • Redemption

Classification rationale

Rated PG for substance use and mild violence

Classification date

March 11, 2026

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