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Tamara la complaisante

1938 · 87 min

A slow, somber descent into obsession and ruin, watching a man's life unravel with quiet inevitability.

Directed by
Jean Delannoy, Félix Gandéra
Genres
Drama
Starring
Véra Korène, Victor Francen, Lucas Gridoux
Overview
A man, enthralled by a peasant woman he encounters in Siberia, forgets his fiancee, turns to crime, and brings about ruin.

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Directed by
Jean Delannoy, Félix Gandéra
Genres
Drama
Starring
Véra Korène, Victor Francen, Lucas Gridoux
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Jean Delannoy, Félix Gandéra
Starring
Véra Korène, Victor Francen, Lucas Gridoux, Jacques Berlioz, Régine Poncet, Colette Darfeuil, Jeanne Marie-Laurent, Joë Hamman
Runtime
87 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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