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Backbiters

1927 · 84 min

A quiet, somber silent-era drama that watches an orphan girl endure cruelty and class prejudice with restrained melancholy.

Genres
Drama
Overview
About the conflict between social classes through the life of the unhappy Catherine Ferrand, an orphan girl, who is a victim of the jealousy of women and the greed of men.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, greed, isolation
Content
Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    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
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Albert Dieudonné, Jean Renoir
    Written by
    Jean Renoir, Pierre Lestringuez
    Starring
    Catherine Hessling, Albert Dieudonné, Eugénie Nau, Louis Gauthier, Maud Richard, Pierre Champagne, Georges Térof, Jean Renoir
    Cinematography
    Alphonse Gibory, Jean Bachelet
    Runtime
    84 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    No Language

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