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La Fille de la Madelon

1937 · 88 min

A gentle, nostalgic French comedy-drama where old wartime memories quietly colour a young couple's romance.

Directed by
Georges Pallu, Jean Mugeli
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Raymond Aimos, Bazin, Mady Berry
Overview
The widow of a soldier in the 1914-1918 war, running an inn called "Au rendez-vous des veterans", is happy to see her daughter in love with an officer whose father was once in love with La Madelon.

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Directed by
Georges Pallu, Jean Mugeli
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Raymond Aimos, Bazin, Mady Berry
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • memory
  • war
  • parenthood
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Georges Pallu, Jean Mugeli
Starring
Raymond Aimos, Bazin, Mady Berry, Camille Bert, Pauline Carton, D'Ary Brissac, Jean Dax, Henri Garat
Music
Louis Bousquet, Marius-François Gaillard
Cinematography
Hugo S. Delattre
Runtime
88 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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