Movie

The Sandman

1932 · 88 min

A slow, shadowy colonial-era mystery that drifts between investigation and doomed romance, feeling older and stranger than its plot suggests.

Overview: Lieutenant Varnière, responsible for discovering the cause of the death of two officers in Algeria, unmasks the assassin in the person of a Russian who lives with three women. He falls in love with one of them and runs away with her while the Russian is killed by a devoted servant.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, love, isolation
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: mystery
deception
love
isolation
death
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild