Movie

Ceplis

1972 · 90 min

A wry, slow-burning satire of ambition and self-deception, watching a charming schemer's dreams quietly unravel.

Overview: Latvia in the 1920s. The enterprising Edgars Ceplis establishes a company to produce bricks from Latvian clay for export. Many are involved in his project, hoping for the huge profits the venture promises. Ceplis soon becomes infatuated with his office typist Austra Zīle and starts neglecting the business...
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, greed, obsession, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
greed
obsession
betrayal
class
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild