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Le Coupable

1917 · 81 min

A somber, moralizing silent drama that unfolds with theatrical gravity, blending courtroom confession and flashback into a slow portrait of shame and consequence.

Overview
At trial the prosecuting attorney makes a startling confession: the defendant is his son whose pitiful fate led him to murder. The attorney left the young man's pregnant mother, and the unwed poor thing had to fight against a hostile world.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 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
  • guilt
  • parenthood
  • isolation
  • class
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour0
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
André Antoine
Starring
Romuald Joubé, Sylvie, Jacques Grétillat, Léon Bernard, Séphora Mossé, Mona Gondré, René Hiéronimus, René Rocher
Cinematography
Paul Castanet
Runtime
81 min
Country
France

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