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La Brière

1924 · 92 min

A slow, earnest silent drama of rural stubbornness and thwarted love, heavy with landscape and quiet grievance.

Directed by
Léon Poirier
Genres
Drama
Starring
José Davert, Laurence Myrga, Jeanne Marie-Laurent
Overview
In the lands of Brière a bitter dispute broke out over the draining of marshes for brick making. An old man, Aoustin, leads the resistance and refuses to give the hand of his daughter Théotiste to a young peasant, Jeannin, who supports it.

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Directed by
Léon Poirier
Genres
Drama
Starring
José Davert, Laurence Myrga, Jeanne Marie-Laurent
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • family
  • trauma
  • nature
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
92 min
Country
France

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