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Violanta

1942 · 97 min

A somber, slow mountain romance steeped in village gossip and quiet heartbreak, earnest and old-fashioned in its emotional register.

Overview
Violanta lives with her parents in a poor cottage in the mountains in Austria. Her family is frowned upon by the local population since her father is a drunk and suspected by the villagers to have caused the death of one of the farmers. One day handsome Marianus Renner comes along. He sees Violanta and immediately starts courting her, They become involved in a relationship, until one day he suddenly does not come to her usual appointment.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • family
  • class
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
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
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Paul May
Written by
Paul May
Starring
Annelies Reinhold, Richard Häussler, Hans Schlenck, Lilli Schoenborn, Hedwig Wangel, Karl Skraup, Betty Sedlmayr, Hans Kratzer
Runtime
97 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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