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The Pelican

1974 · 83 min

A quiet, sorrowful study of a man locked out of his own life, watching him ache for a family that no longer remembers him.

Directed by
Gérard Blain
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gérard Blain, César Chauveau, Daniel Sarky
Overview
Paul has been imprisoned for ten years for passing counterfeit money. He feels victimized enough, both for the prison time and for the crime which led to it; he committed the crime to give his wife the nice things she asked him for. When he discovers that she has remarried a quite wealthy man, he is outraged. However, his ire is not due to her disloyalty to him; he loved their only son to distraction, and now the boy has no knowledge or memory of him.

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Directed by
Gérard Blain
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gérard Blain, César Chauveau, Daniel Sarky
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Gérard Blain
Written by
André Debaecque, Gérard Blain, Marie-Hélène Bauret
Starring
Gérard Blain, César Chauveau, Daniel Sarky, Francia Seguy
Cinematography
Daniel Gaudry
Runtime
83 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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