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The Red Head

1932 · 91 min

A quiet, painful look at a child's loneliness that lingers like a bruise.

Overview
A red-haired boy is his mother's punching bag; only his father's presence is a great comfort to him, but this weak man is under the shrew's thumb. His pain is so great he feels suicidal.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • trauma
  • parenthood
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Written by
Julien Duvivier
Starring
Robert Lynen, Harry Baur, Catherine Fonteney, Christine Dor, Colette Segall, Simone Aubry, Louis Gauthier, Max Fromiot
Music
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Cinematography
Armand Thirard, Monniot
Runtime
91 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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