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A Trap for Cinderella

1965 · 115 min

A cool, disorienting psychological puzzle that keeps you uneasy and guessing as fragments of memory slowly reassemble.

Directed by: André Cayatte
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Dany Carrel, Madeleine Robinson, Hubert Noël

Overview: Based on Sébastien Japrisot's novel, the story revolves around a young girl who suffers from amnesia after surviving a terrible fire.

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Directed by: André Cayatte
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Dany Carrel, Madeleine Robinson, Hubert Noël

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
memory
deception
isolation
greed
Places: single country house
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, mystery
Directed by: André Cayatte
Written by: Jean Anouilh
Starring: Dany Carrel, Madeleine Robinson, Hubert Noël, Jean Gaven, René Dary, Francis Nani, Robert Dalban, Dominique Davray
Music: Louiguy
Cinematography: Armand Thirard
Runtime: 115 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French, Italian

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