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The Last Train

1973 · 95 min

A quietly devastating wartime journey where fleeting intimacy blooms amid chaos and loss, leaving a lingering ache.

Directed by: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Romy Schneider, Maurice Biraud

Overview: Two people, a Frenchman and a Jewish German woman, meet on a train while escaping the German army entering France.

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Directed by: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Genres: Drama, History
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Romy Schneider, Maurice Biraud

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
love
survival
identity
betrayal
Places: road trip
countryside
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, history
Directed by: Pierre Granier-Deferre
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Romy Schneider, Maurice Biraud, Paul Amiot, Niké Arrighi, Paul Le Person, Anne Wiazemsky, Jean Lescot
Music: Philippe Sarde
Cinematography: Walter Wottitz
Runtime: 95 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: French

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