
The Fallen Idol
The suspense is almost unbearable…
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Release Date
9/30/1948Runtime
96 minsOverview
Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, idolizes Baines, his father's butler, a kind of hero in the eyes of the child, whose perception changes when he accidentally discovers the secret that Baines keeps and witnesses the consequences that adults' lies can cause.
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A child's world collapses when he glimpses the moral compromises of adulthood through the eyes of his idol. Tension builds as innocent observation becomes dangerous knowledge.
Mood
TenseUnsettlingMelancholicParanoid
Themes
Coming of ageFriendshipBetrayal
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticHigh-contrast
Structure
Single location
Heads up
Graphic violence
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