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The Kidnapping

1934 · 83 min

A stark, brooding rural drama that simmers with resentment and slow dread.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Revenge, obsession, isolation, madness
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Dimitri Kirsanoff
    Written by
    Benjamin Fondane, Stefan Markus
    Starring
    Dita Parlo, Geymond Vital, Jeanne Marie-Laurent, Auguste Bovério, Dyk Rudens, Hans Kaspar Ilg, Nadia Sibirskaïa, Lucas Gridoux
    Music
    Arthur Hoérée, Arthur Honegger
    Cinematography
    Nikolai Toporkoff, Oskar Schnirch
    Runtime
    83 min
    Country
    France, Switzerland
    Languages
    French

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