Movie

The Foundling

1939 · 68 min

A gentle, meandering black-and-white ramble through a city, full of small comic encounters and a warm, childlike sense of wonder.

Overview: A little girl is lost in Moscow and hits the road making fun (not intentionally) of everybody she meets. She'll be back home soon but she will change the life of at least one man forever...
How it feels: Warm, light, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, parenthood, identity, found family
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
identity
found family
love
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none