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Short film

La Sacrifiée

1910 · 9 min

A quiet, sorrowful silent tragedy that lingers on unrequited devotion and a slow, self-chosen decline, ending in aching loneliness.

Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genres
Drama
Overview
In Montreux, Marie silently loves Georges, who instead loves her sister Jeanne. At his request, Marie helps unite them, then deliberately contracts tuberculosis through despair. Months later, as Jeannie and Georges celebrate at a flower parade, Marie dies alone at her window.
How it feels
Melancholic, bleak and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, grief, death, family
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Léonce Perret
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour0
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Léonce Perret
Starring
Georges Tréville
Runtime
9 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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