Movie

A Bag of Marbles

1975 · 105 min

A sober, quietly harrowing watch that follows children through occupied streets, keeping danger close and sentiment restrained.

Overview: Set in Paris 1941, two Jewish boys cling to their lives by doing all sorts of odd jobs, stealing and black-marketeering.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, bleak and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, isolation, fate
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
isolation
fate
trauma
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none