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Heart of Paris

1937 · 86 min

A warm, character-driven comedy-drama with a moral dilemma at its heart, charming and gently suspenseful.

Directed by
Marc Allégret
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil
Overview
Camille Morestan serves as a jury member at a court in Paris. The attractive Natalie Roguin is accused of murder. Morestan doesn't want to believe she really killed her lover. He succeeds in convincing the other jury members she was innocent. After her acquittal he takes her into his house. While he tries to keep her identity a secret for his family her presence leads to a number of unfortunate incidents.

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Directed by
Marc Allégret
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • morality
  • family
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Marc Allégret
Written by
Marcel Achard
Starring
Raimu, Michèle Morgan, Gilbert Gil, Jean Worms, Julien Carette, Marcel André, Jacques Grétillat, Jacques Baumer
Runtime
86 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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