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A Drama of the Air

1913 · 18 min

A quiet, earnest silent-era drama that builds slow tension toward a risky flight, weighted by family sacrifice.

Genres
Drama
Overview
An aging engineer pursues a scheme to build a flying machine at the expense of his family's health. When his daughter falls ill, he enters a flying competition to win money for her treatment, even though his design is dangerously untested.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, family, ambition, guilt
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    René Le Somptier
    Starring
    Armand Dutertre, Georges Melchior, Jeanne Marie-Laurent, Suzanne Privat, Maurice Vinot
    Runtime
    18 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    No Language

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