Movie

Levin's Mill

1980 · 118 min

A slow, somber period drama of simmering injustice and communal tension, felt more in glances and silences than in open conflict.

Overview: In a small village in West Prussia in the 1870s, Germans, Poles, Gypsies and Jews live together as neighbors. One night Johann, a German mill-owner, secretly opens the dam gates and floods the mill of his Jewish rival Levin. After his business is ruined and his calls for justice go unanswered, Levin leaves town.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, betrayal, class, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
betrayal
class
isolation
grief
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild