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Obsession

1933 · 39 min

A short, somber French drama that plays like a tense chamber piece about madness and family self-interest.

Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charles Vanel, Paul Amiot, Georges Paulais
Overview
A man who suffers from the delirium of persecution and to the point of trying to strangle his wife is interned. His brother, needing his signature for his own business, gets him out of the asylum with the complicity of a false magistrate and against the advice of the doctor.

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Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genres
Drama
Starring
Charles Vanel, Paul Amiot, Georges Paulais
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • madness
    • betrayal
    • family
    • grief
    Places
    • hospital
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Maurice Tourneur
    Written by
    André de Lorde
    Starring
    Charles Vanel, Paul Amiot, Georges Paulais, Henry Bonvallet, Jean Bara, Louise Lagrange, Louise Marquet, Jean Yonnel
    Music
    Maurice Jaubert
    Cinematography
    René Colas, Raymond Agnel
    Runtime
    39 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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