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The Mayor's Dilemma

1939 · 105 min

A quietly moving wartime drama about village loyalties and family feuds, told with gentle humanism and a melancholic sense of loss.

Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin, Annie Vernay
Overview
At the beginning of World War I in a village in the country of La Marne, two families are against the marriage of their children. The war changes the positions.

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Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Genres
Drama, War
Starring
Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin, Annie Vernay
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 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
  • war
  • love
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Raymond Bernard
Starring
Saturnin Fabre, Fernand Charpin, Annie Vernay, Mady Berry, Pierre Larquey, Marcel Pérès, Noël Roquevert, Dorville
Runtime
105 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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