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A General Strike

1911

A stark, earnest silent-era slice of working life, played with theatrical gravity and a slow, serious gaze.

Directed by
Louis Feuillade
Genres
Drama
Starring
Renée Carl, Max Dhartigny, Luitz-Morat
Overview
Part of the series La Vie telle qu'elle est

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Directed by
Louis Feuillade
Genres
Drama
Starring
Renée Carl, Max Dhartigny, Luitz-Morat
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • work
  • power
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Starring
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Country
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