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L'Espagnol

1967 · 1 season

Quiet, sorrowful and grounded, it lingers on displacement and belonging like a slow, humane chamber drama.

Created by
Jean Prat
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Claude Rolland, Roger Ibáñez, Dominique Davray
Overview
A survivor of the Spanish Civil War who had been in French internment camps takes refuge with a family of winegrowers in the Jura. He becomes attached to this land that is not his own.

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Created by
Jean Prat
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean-Claude Rolland, Roger Ibáñez, Dominique Davray
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • work
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Jean Prat
Starring
Jean-Claude Rolland, Roger Ibáñez, Dominique Davray, Léonce Corne, France Beucler, Paul Frankeur, Jean-Louis Le Goff, Jean-Paul Frankeur
Cinematography
Roger Arrignon
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 87 min each
Network
ORTF Télévision
Country
France
Languages
French

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