Movie

El gran secreto

1942 · 77 min

A hushed, stagebound melodrama of buried maternity and quiet cruelty, playing out in drawing rooms with old-fashioned earnest intensity.

Overview: A meteorologist's wife hurts her sister so she won't reveal who the real mother of her child is.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, deception, guilt, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
deception
guilt
parenthood
betrayal
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild