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Les Lumières du soir

1956 · 95 min

A quiet, earnest melodrama that follows a young dancer's sacrifice with gentle tension and emotional weight.

Overview
A young opera dancer tries to help her mother financially by performing in a dubious cabaret.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert Vernay
Written by
Solange Térac, Robert Vernay
Starring
Gaby Morlay, Etchika Choureau, George Reich, Noël Roquevert, Zappy Max, Aimé Clariond, Robert Arnoux, Héléna Manson
Cinematography
André Germain
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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