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La maleva

1923

A silent-era melodrama that unfolds slowly, asking patience and rewarding it with old-world atmosphere and quiet feeling.

Overview
A 1923 film.

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    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
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Directed by
    José A. Ferreyra
    Written by
    José A. Ferreyra
    Starring
    Alvaro Escobar, Gloria Grat, Elena Guido, Yolanda Labardén, Jorge Lafuente, José Plá, César Robles
    Cinematography
    Luis Scaglione, Vicente Scaglione
    Country
    Argentina

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