Elevator to the Gallows
Film195891 min

Elevator to the Gallows

Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerrobots/ai/spacevehiclesromancefresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossyall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashlove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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"Frantic for life and love, frantic for excitement."

Boxlist takeHeightened and stylish: an original crime thriller. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

A self-assured businessman murders his employer, the husband of his mistress, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashlove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Jeanne MoreauMaurice RonetGeorges PoujoulyYori BertinLino Ventura

Details

Genre
Crime
Year
1958
Runtime
91 min
Status
Released
Studio
Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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