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Feu!

1937 · 83 min

A slow, moody wartime romance carried by longing glances and a sense of danger lurking just offshore.

Directed by
Jacques de Baroncelli
Genres
Adventure, Romance
Starring
Edwige Feuillère, Victor Francen, Jacques Baumer
Overview
During the Rif War, a lieutenant commands a torpedo boat. He finds in an abandoned yacht, a beautiful portrait of a woman, and soon meets this one who is married to a brutal and jealous baron.

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Directed by
Jacques de Baroncelli
Genres
Adventure, Romance
Starring
Edwige Feuillère, Victor Francen, Jacques Baumer
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • love
  • war
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
adventure, romance
Directed by
Jacques de Baroncelli
Written by
Jacques Companéez, Jacques de Baroncelli
Starring
Edwige Feuillère, Victor Francen, Jacques Baumer, Raymond Aimos, Roger Legris, Edmond Beauchamp, René Bergeron, Camille Bert
Cinematography
Robert Lefebvre
Runtime
83 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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