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Tornavara (1943)

Tornavara poster
Directed by
Jean Dréville
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 39m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in a remote Lapland village, a man helps his friend who is in conflict with his wealthy gold mine owner father. The friend loves his father's wife, and a miner revolt leads to violence and death. After the father dies in a snowstorm, the helper and the wife decide to leave the village together.

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What happens

Tornavara est un film français réalisé par Jean Dréville, sorti en 1943. Tornavara est un village perdu de Laponie. Gérard vient à l'aide de son ami Anders, en conflit avec son père, Sigurd, un riche propriétaire de mines d'or. Anders aime Florence, épouse de Sigurd. Lors d'une révolte des mineurs, Sigurd tue le meneur et blesse son propre fils, ignorant que Gérard vient de racheter la mine. Sigurd meurt de froid dans une tempête de neige laissant Gérard et Florence qui décident alors de quitter Tornavara. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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