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The Tragedy of Love

1923 · 43 min

A moody silent melodrama of suspicion and desire, unfolding with theatrical gestures and shadowed restraint.

Overview
The husband of Countess Manon Moreau is found murdered. André Rabatin, who belongs to the same club as Count Moreau, is the suspect. Rabatin, a old-school gentleman, affirms his innocence to the widow and claims that the death of the count must have been a tragic accident. Manon believes Rabatin and begins to fall in love with him. But Rabatin himself suspects that she has murdered her husband.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism5
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Mia May, Emil Jannings, vladimir gaydov, Erika Glässner, Charlotte Ander, Rudolf Forster, Curt Goetz, Eugen Rex
Cinematography
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Runtime
43 min
Country
Germany
Languages
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