The Pearl

The Pearl

Steinbeck's most talked-about story!

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Release Date

9/12/1947

Runtime

86 mins

Overview

Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Budget

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Revenue

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A Steinbeck tragedy about how a moment of hope can become a curse. Watching Quino's discovery of the pearl transform from salvation into ruin is a study in the weight of desire and the forces that conspire against the powerless.

Mood

WistfulDread-soakedMelancholicTense

Themes

ObsessionFamilyCorruption

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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