Movie

The Adventurer

1934 · 92 min

A sombre, earnest drama of a disgraced man seeking redemption, weighed down by family shame and moral reckoning.

Overview: A scandalised Frenchman returns from Africa where he has been involved in illegal trading of mines (resulting in the deaths of many African miners). His bourgeois family are wary of the shame that he will bring so he must try to redeem himself and his family's name.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Redemption, family, guilt, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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: redemption
family
guilt
class
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild