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Les Roquevillard

1922

A solemn, slow silent drama of family honour and public shame, watched with the hushed gravity of an old photograph.

Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Starring
Maxime Desjardins, Jeanne Desclos, Edmond van Daële
Overview
A family of strict magistrates holds firm in protecting one of their members,who commits an error which provokes a storm of outrage.

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Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Starring
Maxime Desjardins, Jeanne Desclos, Edmond van Daële
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • justice
  • guilt
  • rebellion
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Written by
Julien Duvivier
Starring
Maxime Desjardins, Jeanne Desclos, Edmond van Daële, Nick Mertens, Georges Melchior, Pierre Alcover, François Angely, Yvonne Armor
Cinematography
Albert Cohendy
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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