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Culprit

1937 · 107 min

A solemn, old-fashioned romantic drama that moves at a patient pace and leans hard on heartbreak and separation.

Overview
A man from a wealthy family falls in love with a florist, but the lover has to go to war and to leave his darling crying... and giving birth to a child.

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How it feels

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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
    • love
    • war
    • family
    Places
    None
    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
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Directed by
    Raymond Bernard
    Written by
    Bernard Zimmer
    Starring
    Pierre Blanchar, Madeleine Ozeray, Gabriel Signoret, Suzet Maïs, Gilbert Gil, Marguerite Moreno, Jean Joffre, Junie Astor
    Runtime
    107 min
    Country
    France

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