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Germinal

1913 · 150 min

A grim, patient silent-era trudge through hardship and solidarity, heavy with hardship and slow-building resolve.

Directed by
Albert Capellani
Genres
Drama
Overview
Based on Emile Zola's novel, an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers' strike in northern France in the 1860s.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Class, survival, justice, power
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Albert Capellani
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 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
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Albert Capellani
    Written by
    Albert Capellani
    Starring
    Henry Krauss, Jean Jacquinet, Paul Escoffier, Dharsay, Sylvie, Mévisto, Léon Bernard, Albert Bras
    Cinematography
    Louis Forestier, Pierre Trimbach
    Runtime
    150 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    No Language

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