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The Secret Spring

1923 · 180 min

A stately silent-era melodrama that unfolds slowly, trading on royal intrigue, quiet longing and a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genres
Mystery, History, Crime
Starring
Huguette Duflos, Maurice Lehmann, Jaque Catelain
Overview
To fulfill her Father's wish, Grand Duchess Aurora (Huguette Duflos) is forced into an unhappy marriage with Grand Duke Rudolph (Henry Houry). He prepares to leave for the Congo but is murdered by his own brother (Georges Vaultier). Aurora goes to Paris with her father and, there, is told on the phone of her husband's death. After returning to the Kingdom, she meets a tutor (Jaque Catelain) who falls in love with her..

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Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genres
Mystery, History, Crime
Starring
Huguette Duflos, Maurice Lehmann, Jaque Catelain
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • power
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, history, crime
Directed by
Léonce Perret
Starring
Huguette Duflos, Maurice Lehmann, Jaque Catelain, Georges Vaultier, Iván Petrovich, Julio de Romero
Runtime
180 min
Country
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Languages
French

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