Daïnah la métisse (Grémillon)

Director: Jean Grémillon
Stars: Charles Vanel, Habib Benglia, Gaston Dubosc
Genre: Drama
Country: France

Shades of Othello loom in this engrossing exploration of class, race, and murder set on an ocean liner. Young Dainah encounters an engineer on board who mistakes pleasantries for flirtation. When she disappears the next day, suspicion spreads not only to the engineer but also to Dainah’s husband. Forward-thinking and absorbing.

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