Broken Lullaby

Broken Lullaby

Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch

Produced by Paramount Pictures

193276 min7.5 / 10

A meditative, morally searching drama about guilt and reconciliation across enemy lines, built on the shared humanity between a killer and his victim's family.

A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.

Questions people ask

  • Is Broken Lullaby sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does Broken Lullaby end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Broken Lullaby scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Broken Lullaby easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Broken Lullaby violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity64

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise78

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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