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The Red Inn

1951 · 104 min

A wry, unsettling tale where comic charm and quiet menace sit side by side, leaving you amused and faintly chilled.

Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Fernandel, Françoise Rosay, Marie-Claire Olivia
Overview
A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard.

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Directed by
Claude Autant-Lara
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Starring
Fernandel, Françoise Rosay, Marie-Claire Olivia
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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
    • guilt
    • crime
    • greed
    • faith
    • morality
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour6
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, crime
    Directed by
    Claude Autant-Lara
    Written by
    Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, Claude Autant-Lara
    Starring
    Fernandel, Françoise Rosay, Marie-Claire Olivia, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Nane Germon, Didier d'Yd, Lud Germain, Jacques Charon
    Music
    René Cloërec
    Cinematography
    André Bac, Jacques Natteau
    Runtime
    104 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    German, Italian, French

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