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Varieté

1935 · 100 min

A brooding, theatrical love triangle that tightens like a wire, trading on jealousy and vertigo more than spectacle.

Overview
Annabella, Jean Gabin and Fernand Gravey star as a trio of circus trapeze artists. Both Gabin and Gravey love Annabella, but she has eyes only for Gravey. Seething with jealousy, Gabin plots revenge against his rival. He "accidentally" drops Gravey into a net during rehearsal -- but does he plan to do the same during a performance, when the trio works without a net?

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • love
    • betrayal
    • revenge
    • violence
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Nicolas Farkas
    Written by
    Rolf E. Vanloo, André-Paul Antoine, Nicolas Farkas
    Starring
    Jean Gabin, Fernand Gravey, Annabella, Nicolas Koline, Ernst Rotmund, Karl Etlinger, Sinoël, Germaine Reuver
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    Germany, France
    Languages
    French

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