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Mysteries of Paris

1935 · 110 min

A somber, old-fashioned melodrama that slowly unfolds a tale of lost family and suffering, rewarding patient attention.

Overview
Towards the end of the 19th century, the Duke of Gerolstein traveled to Paris. Sixteen years earlier he had a daughter who was taken from him by her mother who was chased out of the palace. After many dramatic adventures, the Duke finds his daughter in the person of Fleur de Marie, martyred throughout her childhood by the Owl and the schoolmaster.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • class
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Félix Gandéra
Written by
Eugène Sue, Félix Gandéra
Starring
Lucien Baroux, Madeleine Ozeray, Marcelle Géniat, Roger Karl, Constant Rémy, Raymond Cordy, Habib Benglia, François Rodon
Runtime
110 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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