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The Bordellos of Algiers

1927 · 93 min

A slow, shadowy silent melodrama that drifts through sunbaked streets and dim interiors, heavy with longing and quiet menace.

Directed by: Wolfgang Hoffmann-Harnisch
Genres: Adventure
Starring: Maria Jacobini, Camilla Horn, Warwick Ward

In short: 1927 film

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Directed by: Wolfgang Hoffmann-Harnisch
Genres: Adventure
Starring: Maria Jacobini, Camilla Horn, Warwick Ward

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 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: love
isolation
betrayal
class
survival
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: adventure
Directed by: Wolfgang Hoffmann-Harnisch
Written by: Robert Reinert
Starring: Maria Jacobini, Camilla Horn, Warwick Ward, Jean Bradin, Elizza La Porta, Franz Schafheitlin, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Paul Otto
Cinematography: Carl Hoffmann
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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