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The Strike

1904 · 5 min

A stark, earnest silent melodrama that moves swiftly through tragedy and courtroom mercy, leaving a solemn, hopeful aftertaste.

Overview
During a strike, several workers are killed in a confrontation. The wife of one of them kills the factory owner. At her trial, the owner's son asks for mercy, knowing that his father was wrong. Because of that the wife is freed.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • justice
  • grief
  • power
  • family
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour0
Realism7
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ferdinand Zecca
Runtime
5 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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