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L'Homme à l'Hispano

1926 · 123 min

A stately silent melodrama of doomed romance and social pretense, carried by elegant settings and a quietly aching sense of loss.

Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Huguette Duflos, Georges Galli, Acho Chakatouny
Overview
The almost financial ruined gentleman Georges Dewalter spends several days in Biarritz before going off in the Hispano-Suiza, a luxe car which was a present from friends. George becomes the lover of Stéphane Oswill pretending he is wealthy. Then Stéphane spends the remaining funds with which the now desperate George hoped to rebuild his fortune in Senegal.

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Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Drama
Starring
Huguette Duflos, Georges Galli, Acho Chakatouny
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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
    • deception
    • class
    • greed
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Julien Duvivier
    Written by
    René Hervil
    Starring
    Huguette Duflos, Georges Galli, Acho Chakatouny, Madeleine Rodrigue, Anthony Gildès
    Cinematography
    Armand Thirard
    Runtime
    123 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    No Language

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