Daïnah la métisse (1931)
- Directed by
- Jean Grémillon
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 48 min
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A mixed-race woman becomes the object of desire for two men during a voyage at sea. Their rivalry leads to jealousy and violence with devastating consequences.
tensemelancholicatmosphericslow-burntragicvisually lushunsettlingemotional
What happens
Dainah the Mulatto (French: Daïnah la métisse) is a 1932 French drama film directed by Jean Grémillon and starring Charles Vanel, Habib Benglia and Gaston Dubosc. Location shooting took place around Nice and Corsica. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Lafitte. The original length was of 90 minutes, but it was cut down by the distribution company Gaumont to a shorter 51 minute version for release. This is the only version that survives in film archives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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