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Work

1920 · 144 min

A slow, earnest silent-era drama that immerses you in the grim struggle for dignity and solidarity among workers.

Directed by: Henri Pouctal
Genres: Drama
Starring: Léon Mathot, Huguette Duflos, Raphaël Duflos

Overview: Luc Froment, a reform-minded engineer, starts working at a steel mill in a small town. There he founds small groups of workers (and their families) under miserable conditions. Under the influence of Fourier's ideas, Froment tries to turn the mill into a workers' co-operative.

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Directed by: Henri Pouctal
Genres: Drama
Starring: Léon Mathot, Huguette Duflos, Raphaël Duflos

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
class
power
family
survival
Places: small town
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Henri Pouctal
Written by: Henri Pouctal
Starring: Léon Mathot, Huguette Duflos, Raphaël Duflos, Claude Mérelle, Juliette Clarens, Marc Gérard, Raymond Fabre, Camille Bert
Cinematography: Louis Chaix, Georges Guérin
Runtime: 144 min
Country: France
Languages: No Language

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