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Facing the Ocean

1920 · 58 min

A quiet, somber silent drama of family estrangement and loss, carried by the sea's pull and slow emotional reckoning.

Overview
Lefranc is vain selfish man. The only person he loves is his eldest son Bernard, a ship-of-the-line lieutenant. Richard, the youngest son, is a common fisherman. Bernard gets married to a rich heiress, Hélène d'Argel and Richard gets married on the same day with Louise Kermarech, daughter of a fisherman. Years later, Bernard looses his wife and disappears at sea. His daughter Germaine ignores her cousin Gaud and Yvonnic Lefranc. Richard also dies at sea. Germaine will bring grand-father Lefranc closer to his grand-children.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • death
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
René Leprince
Written by
René Leprince
Starring
Adrienne Duriez, Madeleine Erickson, Christiane Delval, Jean Lorette, Ernest Maupain
Cinematography
Julien Ringel, Léonce-Henri Burel
Runtime
58 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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