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Fromont Young and Risler Elder

1941 · 106 min

A slow, somber French drama of family decline, watching a charming outsider quietly poison a household from within.

Directed by
Léon Mathot
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mireille Balin, Bernard Lancret, René Génin
Overview
An ambitious and perverse adventurer sows dissension and ruin in a wealthy family of industrialists.

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Directed by
Léon Mathot
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mireille Balin, Bernard Lancret, René Génin
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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
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    • family
    • greed
    • corruption
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Léon Mathot
    Starring
    Mireille Balin, Bernard Lancret, René Génin, Marguerite Pierry, Junie Astor, Pierre Larquey, Georges Vitray, Jean Servais
    Runtime
    106 min
    Languages
    French

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