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The Mystery of the Rocks of Kador

1912 · 45 min

A slow, shadowy silent-era melodrama of scheming and menace, watched with quiet attention as old-film staging builds its quiet dread.

Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Suzanne Grandais, Émile Keppens, Léonce Perret
Overview
Count Fernand De Keramic plots against his niece in order to acquire her wealth to pay his debts.

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Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Suzanne Grandais, Émile Keppens, Léonce Perret
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • family
  • crime
  • deception
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Léonce Perret
Starring
Suzanne Grandais, Émile Keppens, Léonce Perret, Max Dhartigny, Jean Aymé, Louis Leubas
Cinematography
Georges Specht
Runtime
45 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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