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Poor girl

1930 · 82 min

A quiet, sorrowful silent melodrama that lingers on hardship and heartbreak, asking patience and rewarding it with earnest feeling.

Directed by: Martin Frič
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Suzanne Marwille, Božena Svobodová, Karel Fiala

Overview: The illegitimate child, Marie Růžová, grows up in the family of the Bořický miller. Childhood and youth spend with the son of Bořice, Klement. Klement asserts the rights, becomes a lawyer, and marries Jirina. In order not to cause further contradictions, Mary will go to Prague secretly at night. There he is living heavily as a waitress. He resists the insults of architect Jansky until he ultimately decides to commit suicide in despair.

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Directed by: Martin Frič
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Suzanne Marwille, Božena Svobodová, Karel Fiala

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
isolation
identity
love
betrayal
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Martin Frič
Written by: Martin Frič
Starring: Suzanne Marwille, Božena Svobodová, Karel Fiala, Otto Rubík, Antonie Nedošinská, Josef Rovenský, Emilie Nitschová, Eman Fiala
Cinematography: Jan Stallich
Runtime: 82 min
Country: Czechoslovakia
Languages: No Language

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