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Le retour à la vie

1936 · 11 min

A quiet, earnest rural conversation about money and progress that feels like a gentle lesson in solidarity.

Overview
Since 1930, unemployment grows in France. A family, living in the country, is facing economic hardship. The father hesitates to spend his money to invest (i.e. to buy a new cow). On the contrary, her daughter who is unemployed, has another point of view. Against his timidity, she explains to him that the money must be shared in order to change the world. There's so much progress to make in many areas such as health, roads, electricity, school...

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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
    • class
    • family
    • work
    • ambition
    • power
    Places
    • countryside
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    François Moch, Jean Brérault, Germaine Dulac
    Written by
    François Moch, Germaine Dulac, Jean Brérault
    Starring
    Odette Brianne, Sarah Clèves, Favières, Brochard
    Cinematography
    Maurice Rischmann, Louis Page
    Runtime
    11 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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