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The Flood

1924 · 77 min

A quiet, sorrowful silent drama of longing and restraint, unfolding slowly against a river landscape with a mounting sense of dread.

Directed by
Louis Delluc
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ève Francis, Edmond van Daële, Philippe Hériat
Overview
After the death of her mother, Germaine moves in with her father in a small town near the Rhône river. She falls in love with a young man, Alban, already engaged.

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Directed by
Louis Delluc
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ève Francis, Edmond van Daële, Philippe Hériat
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • love
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Louis Delluc
Written by
Louis Delluc
Starring
Ève Francis, Edmond van Daële, Philippe Hériat, Ginette Maddie, Claire Prélia
Cinematography
Georges Lucas, Alphonse Gibory
Runtime
77 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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