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Sous le soleil de Satan

1971

A solemn, slow literary drama that asks for patience and rewards it with heavy, brooding atmosphere.

Directed by
Pierre Cardinal
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maurice Garrel, Jacques Serizier, Armand Babel
Overview
1971 TV movie based on the novel by Georges Bernanos.

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Directed by
Pierre Cardinal
Genres
Drama
Starring
Maurice Garrel, Jacques Serizier, Armand Babel
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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    None
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
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    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Pierre Cardinal
    Written by
    Pierre Cardinal
    Starring
    Maurice Garrel, Jacques Serizier, Armand Babel, Catherine Salviat, Pierre Collet, Dominique Marcas, Georges Wilson, Albert Simono
    Cinematography
    Georges Leclerc
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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