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The White Blackbird

1944 · 100 min

A gentle, talky French comedy of manners where family secrets and romantic mix-ups play out with light charm.

Directed by
Jacques Houssin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Saturnin Fabre, Julien Carette, Georges Rollin
Overview
Jules Leroy, an industrial shoe polish manufacturer, on his deathbed reveals to his son Achille that the family fortune originates from an inheritance stolen 23 years earlier. The one who should have inherited is one of the factory employees, Hyacinthe Camusset. The latter is also one of the lovers of Lucienne Leroy, the daughter of the family, who has a penchant for Jean Bernon, a boy who dedicates verses to her. Hyacinthe is unaware that he has been robbed but the Leroy family, who are not sure, try to woo him. The family, Hyacinthe, Jean and Lucienne meet at the castle.

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Directed by
Jacques Houssin
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Saturnin Fabre, Julien Carette, Georges Rollin
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • class
    • deception
    • love
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Jacques Houssin
    Starring
    Saturnin Fabre, Julien Carette, Georges Rollin, Jean Tissier, Marcelle Géniat, Michèle Gérard, Gabrielle Fontan, Robert Dhéry
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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