Great film making and a brief visual history of UK videojournalism

Two young children play in the background, we never see their faces. Their father needs to get in touch with them. Their mother is set to commit suicide. 

Through a series of flashbacks within flashbacks, the father finds redemption.

Guess the film? But before you say Inception, think again.

The film is the Phantom Carriage by Swedish film maker and director Victor Sjostrom. It was made in