Short film

A Corner in Wheat

1909 · 14 min

A stark, moralizing silent tableau that contrasts grinding poverty with careless wealth, landing with grim, almost biblical inevitability.

Overview: On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.
How it feels: Bleak, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, greed, politics, justice
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: class
greed
politics
justice
death
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none