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Palaces

1927 · 92 min

A silent, melodramatic romance that moves slowly through glamour and betrayal toward a somber, fatalistic end.

Overview
Nadia de Hock breaks her engagement to another man because of her love to the marquis d'Areghi. She lives a life of pleasure until Areghi reveals he is just an adventurer who has just killed his brother. He asks her to sign a letter so he can use her as his alibi. Some time later, Areghi is attacked by Nadia's guard dogs as he tries to see her. He dies as she forgives him for the pain he caused her.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • deception
    • death
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Jean Durand
    Written by
    Jean Durand
    Starring
    Huguette Duflos, Léon Bary, Christiane Favier, Gaston Norès, Pierre Denols, André Volbert, Blanche Beaume
    Cinematography
    René Colas, Maurice Guillemin
    Runtime
    92 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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