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Finance noire

1943 · 84 min

A shadowy, talky European thriller of counterfeiters and double agents, where loyalties shift and quiet tension builds toward an escape.

Directed by
Félix Gandéra
Starring
Marie Déa, Jean-Max, Alice Field
Overview
In Central Europe, an organization of counterfeiters is headed by Burcq. An Air France pilot introduces an intelligence agent to the principality. A woman, Helene, betrays them first, then in love with Francois, the pilot, helps the two friends to escape.

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Directed by
Félix Gandéra
Starring
Marie Déa, Jean-Max, Alice Field
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • love
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
Félix Gandéra
Starring
Marie Déa, Jean-Max, Alice Field, Jean Servais, Raoul Marco, Camille Bert, René Bergeron, Jacques Berlioz
Runtime
84 min
Languages
French

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