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El Cafetal

1981 · 38 min

A quiet, wordless, painterly short that drifts slowly through sunlit plantation fields toward an ache of longing and injustice.

Directed by
David Wharry
Overview
On a coffee plantation near Havana in the early 19th century, a slave’s impossible love for the owner’s daughter.

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Directed by
David Wharry
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • class
    • power
    • isolation
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Directed by
    David Wharry
    Runtime
    38 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    No Language

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