Movie

The Tournament

1928 · 126 min

A stately silent spectacle of chivalric rivalry, unfolding with painterly patience and quiet romantic longing.

Overview: Rival knights compete for the hand of a beautiful maiden in this period feature from Jean Renoir.
How it feels: Romantic, earnest, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, obsession, class, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
obsession
class
betrayal
violence
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild