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Rails

1929 · 68 min

A slow, moody silent-era drama where temptation and desperation play out with quiet tension.

Directed by
Mario Camerini
Genres
Drama
Starring
Käthe von Nagy, Maurizio D'Ancora, Daniele Crespi
Overview
A young honeymooning couple are lured away to a seaside resort by a high-society sleazeball, who has plans to seduce the girl, while at the same time her hubby in desperation stakes all his money on the roulette wheels.

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Directed by
Mario Camerini
Genres
Drama
Starring
Käthe von Nagy, Maurizio D'Ancora, Daniele Crespi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • greed
  • love
  • morality
Places
  • sea
  • big city
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
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mario Camerini
Written by
Corrado D'Errico, Mario Camerini
Starring
Käthe von Nagy, Maurizio D'Ancora, Daniele Crespi, Giacomo Moschini, Mario Camerini, Carola Lotti
Cinematography
Ubaldo Arata
Runtime
68 min
Languages
No Language

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