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

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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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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