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The Imperial Road

1935 · 98 min

A stately colonial melodrama mixing desert skirmishes with a tangled love affair, told with old-fashioned restraint and a touch of wit.

Directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Pierre Richard-Willm, Jaque Catelain, Pierre Renoir
Overview
An indigenous uprising in British controlled Iraq threatens the route to India, as a lobe triangle develops among the expatriates.

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Directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Pierre Richard-Willm, Jaque Catelain, Pierre Renoir
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • betrayal
  • colonialism
  • war
  • loyalty
Places
  • military
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
Starring
Pierre Richard-Willm, Jaque Catelain, Pierre Renoir, Jean Forest, Kissa Kouprine, Aimé Clariond, Marcel Charvey, Paul Escoffier
Cinematography
Michel Kelber
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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