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Luck

1931 · 75 min

A restrained, talky period drama of drawing-room desire and ruin, more stagy than cinematic, with quiet romantic longing beneath its cool surface.

Directed by
René Guissart
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marie Bell, Marcel André, Françoise Rosay
Overview
A beautiful widow gambles away her fortune at baccarat and is forced her to sell her jewels and ask Victor for hospitality. Victor tries to seduce her but she loves the shy Gaston.

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Directed by
René Guissart
Genres
Drama
Starring
Marie Bell, Marcel André, Françoise Rosay
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How it feels

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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
    • greed
    • love
    • class
    • betrayal
    • fate
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    René Guissart
    Written by
    Yves Mirande
    Starring
    Marie Bell, Marcel André, Françoise Rosay, Pierre de Guingand, Fernand Fabre, Jeanne Fusier-Gir, Madeleine Guitty, Pierre Palau
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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