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Sapho

1934 · 90 min

A slow, aching romance that lingers on longing and regret, leaving a quiet melancholy after the credits.

Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Mary Marquet, Jean-Max, Marcelle Praince
Overview
During a transvestite ball, a young provincial meets Fanny Legrand. A great love is born between them. Later, the young man learns that Fanny was a great coquette. He leaves her, he comes back, he forgives. But when he embarks for America, Fanny does not follow him.

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Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Mary Marquet, Jean-Max, Marcelle Praince
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • memory
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
period
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
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Léonce Perret
Written by
Adolphe Belot, Alphonse Daudet
Starring
Mary Marquet, Jean-Max, Marcelle Praince, François Rozet, Camille Bert, Madame Ahnar, Nadia Sibirskaïa, Marguerite Ducouret
Runtime
90 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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