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Black Pearl

1934 · 75 min

A brooding, old-fashioned melodrama of love and greed, moving from exotic shores to a cold city, ending in sacrifice.

Directed by
Michał Waszyński
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring
Eugeniusz Bodo, Anne Chevalier, Lena Żelichowska
Overview
Polish seaman returns home from Tahiti with a native lover and a fortune in sacred pearls, gets seduced by a married woman unaware she is part of a gang trying to get his riches.

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Directed by
Michał Waszyński
Genres
Crime, Drama, Romance
Starring
Eugeniusz Bodo, Anne Chevalier, Lena Żelichowska
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • love
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, romance
Directed by
Michał Waszyński
Written by
Anatol Stern, Eugeniusz Bodo
Starring
Eugeniusz Bodo, Anne Chevalier, Lena Żelichowska, Michał Znicz, Franciszek Brodniewicz
Runtime
75 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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