Movie

Der Gehilfe

1978

A quiet, melancholy immersion into a struggling family's daily grind, where small hopes and quiet desperation simmer under the surface.

Overview: In 1930s New York, Morris Bober runs a grocery store that barely keeps his head above water. When his store is robbed one day and the few takings from the till are stolen, his wife Ida and daughter Helen continue to run the store until one day a young man turns up...
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, politics, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
politics
isolation
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild