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Le Carnaval des vérités

1920 · 89 min

A slow, shadowy silent drama of seduction and deceit that builds to a bleak, theatrical tragedy.

Directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Suzanne Desprès, Paul Capellani, Jaque Catelain
Overview
Comtesse Della Gentia and her lover Paul attempt to seduce and blackmail a rich neighbour Juan, who is in love with a naïve young friend of theirs, Clarisse. Their plot fails; the Comtesse kills herself at a ball, and her lover re-covers her face with its mask.

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Directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Suzanne Desprès, Paul Capellani, Jaque Catelain
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • obsession
  • class
  • 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
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
89 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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