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Misdeal

1928 · 81 min

A slow, brooding silent drama of restless longing and class-bound duty, told through stark images and quiet despair.

Directed by
Jean Grémillon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charles Dullin, Marcelle Charles Dullin, Geymond Vital
Overview
Maldone is a canal worker, happy with his life after running away from his family estate. He falls in love with Zita, a young gypsy girl, during a local fete. However, after his brother dies, Maldone is called back to manage the estate. There, he takes up the life of a landowner and marries a neighbor's daughter. Years later Maldone is still restless on the estate, and becomes obsessed with Zita, after meeting her by chance one evening.

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Directed by
Jean Grémillon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charles Dullin, Marcelle Charles Dullin, Geymond Vital
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • class
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
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
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean Grémillon
Starring
Charles Dullin, Marcelle Charles Dullin, Geymond Vital, André Bacqué, George Seroff, Annabella, Roger Karl, Mathilde Alberti
Music
Jean Grémillon
Runtime
81 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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