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Madame Guillotine

1931 · 74 min

A stately, old-fashioned historical romance that wrings quiet tension from love across a violent political divide.

Directed by
Reginald Fogwell
Genres
Romance, History
Starring
Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Henry Hewitt
Overview
During the French Revolution, a revolutionary falls in love with and marries an aristocratic woman.

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Directed by
Reginald Fogwell
Genres
Romance, History
Starring
Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Henry Hewitt
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, history
Directed by
Reginald Fogwell
Written by
Harold Huth
Starring
Madeleine Carroll, Brian Aherne, Henry Hewitt, Frederick Culley, Hector Abbas, Ian MacDonald, J. Fisher White
Cinematography
Roy F. Overbaugh
Runtime
74 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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