Movie

La Terre

1921 · 97 min

A stark, naturalistic silent drama that immerses you in rural hardship and family cruelty with unflinching honesty.

Overview: As Jean is walking across the countryside in search of work, he helps and befriends a young woman, Françoise, who is having trouble controlling the cow that she is leading. Jean finds work at a local farm, but he soon finds himself caught in the middle of the conflicts in Françoise's family.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: greed
family
betrayal
guilt
aging
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex mild

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: André Antoine
Written by: André Antoine
Starring: Armand Bour, René Alexandre, Germaine Rouer, Jean Hervé, Émile Mylo, Berthe Bovy, Jeanne Briey, Jeanne Grumbach
Cinematography: Paul Castanet, René Gaveau
Runtime: 97 min
Country: France
Languages: No Language

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