Movie

The Magpie

1959 · 78 min

A somber, slow-burning period drama that weighs heavily with injustice and quiet tragedy.

Overview: Aneta, the serf actress of Knyaz Skalinsky, amazes with her beauty and talented performance of Shchepin. After the performance, a frank conversation ensues between them. The interlocutor learns that Skalinsky, pursuing the actress for a long time, gave her lover — a young actor of the troupe — to the soldiers for twenty-five years. After much deliberation, Shchepin decides to help the girl, but is too late...
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, power, betrayal, freedom
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 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: class
power
betrayal
freedom
grief
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild