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Fièvres

1942 · 125 min

A solemn, music-soaked melodrama of guilt and temptation, played with earnest intensity and a slow, mournful pull.

Directed by
Jean Delannoy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Delubac, Ginette Leclerc
Overview
Despite a perfect marriage and a superb career as a singer, Jean Dupray cheats on his wife. She dies while listening to the song he dedicated to her, "Maria". He then retired to the south where he led a life in complete anonymity. But his best friend's fiancé recognizes him and seduces him. Following a fight with his best friend, he decides to return to order by becoming a monk.

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Directed by
Jean Delannoy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Delubac, Ginette Leclerc
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • faith
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean Delannoy
Written by
Charles Méré
Starring
Tino Rossi, Jacqueline Delubac, Ginette Leclerc, Madeleine Sologne, Mathilde Alberti, Marcelle Yrven, Jacques Louvigny, René Génin
Runtime
125 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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