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Up to the Hilt

1922 · 74 min

A silent-era melodrama that moves with quiet dignity, trading on fate and fortune to stir sympathy for a drifting performer.

Directed by
Viktor Tourjansky
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nathalie Lissenko, Jean Angelo, Adeline de La Croix
Overview
Dismissed from a circus where she worked as an equestrian performer, Alpha comes into possession of a lottery ticket that will change her life.

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Directed by
Viktor Tourjansky
Genres
Drama
Starring
Nathalie Lissenko, Jean Angelo, Adeline de La Croix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • class
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • big city
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
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Viktor Tourjansky
Starring
Nathalie Lissenko, Jean Angelo, Adeline de La Croix, Bartkevitch, Nicolas Koline
Runtime
74 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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