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Between Life and Death

1917 · 46 min

A quiet, creaky silent-era melodrama that unfolds slowly, asking patience as it lingers on laboratories, longing glances and drawing-room manners.

Overview
"Between life and death" - Dr Brinck and his assistant Inger Holm spend days and nights in his laboratory to experiment with a revolutionary medical cure for poisoning. Inger Holm is deeply in love with his boss. When the two scientists one day go to bed and visit an outdoor server, Brinck's manufacturer will meet Warren and his daughter Elsa and get an opportunity to help Elsa with a damaged foot. Thanks to him, he is invited to a party in the manufacturer's luxurious home...

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • love
    • science
    • class
    Places
    • workplace
    • single country house
    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
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, drama
    Directed by
    Georg af Klercker
    Written by
    Georg af Klercker
    Starring
    Manne Göthson, Lilly Cronwin, Mary Johnson, Ivar Kalling, Tekla Sjöblom, Gabriel Alw, Victor Arfvidson, Hugo Björne
    Cinematography
    Gösta Stäring, Carl Gustaf Florin
    Runtime
    46 min
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    No Language

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