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Escale

1935 · 84 min

A slow, moody romantic drama of divided loyalties, with a melancholy pull between honour and dangerous desire.

Overview
An officer of a passenger ship falls in love with the mistress of a Marseille racketeer, with unexpected results.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • crime
    Places
    • sea
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    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
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Louis Valray
    Written by
    Anne Valray, Louis Valray
    Starring
    Colette Darfeuil, Samson Fainsilber, Serge Arola, Féral Benga, Darlo, Frédéric Mariotti, Pierre Nay, Simone Renant
    Music
    Jacqueline Batell
    Cinematography
    Georges Million
    Runtime
    84 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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