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The Phantom Wagon

1939 · 93 min

A solemn, shadowy moral fable that drifts like a ghost story, asking you to sit with regret and reckon with a life poorly lived.

Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Fantasy, Drama
Starring
Pierre Fresnay, Micheline Francey, Louis Jouvet
Overview
French version of the Selma Lagerlof story, most famously filmed in 1921 by Victor Sjostrom, about a poor sinner who only realizes what misery he's wrought when he dies on New Year's Eve and is collected by Death in his carriage.

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Directed by
Julien Duvivier
Genres
Fantasy, Drama
Starring
Pierre Fresnay, Micheline Francey, Louis Jouvet
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • guilt
    • redemption
    • morality
    • grief
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Genres
    fantasy, drama
    Directed by
    Julien Duvivier
    Written by
    Julien Duvivier
    Starring
    Pierre Fresnay, Micheline Francey, Louis Jouvet, Valentine Tessier, Pierre Palau, Marie Bell, Henri Nassiet, René Génin
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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