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The Late Mathias Pascal

1925 · 178 min

A slow, melancholy silent journey through identity and loss, with moments of whimsy and romance.

Directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Overview
Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon his home life becomes a nightmare. His only moments of lights are his mother and baby, but both die on the same day. Shocked, he leaves his hometown and goes to Monte Carlo, where he wins a fortune at the casino. Returning home, he reads his own obituary in a paper. They have found a corpse in a creek and connected it with his disappearance. Mathias, noticing that he is now free from all ties to his old life, decides to start a new one.

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Directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • freedom
  • grief
  • family
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Marcel L'Herbier
Written by
Marcel L'Herbier
Starring
Ivan Mosjoukine, Marcelle Pradot, Lois Moran, Marthe Mellot, Pauline Carton, Irma Perrot, Mireille Barsac, Michel Simon
Music
Joseph-Eugène Szyfer
Cinematography
Jean Letort, Jimmy Berliet
Runtime
178 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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