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The Tamer

1938 · 85 min

A gentle, silly farce where a timid man bluffs his way through circus life, full of light slapstick and harmless charm.

Overview
A very shy person inherits a traveling circus on the express condition that he manages to present a number on the ring.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • found family
  • deception
  • work
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
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
Humour7
Realism5
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Jean-Pierre Kérien, Dorville, Saturnin Fabre, Monique Rolland, Andrex, Alice Tissot, Boulicot, Le Cirque Fanni
Runtime
85 min
Country
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Languages
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