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The Daily Bread

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1911 · 8 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

A clerk is unable to keep his wife and family in comfort, and he asks his manager for an increase. But a girl has offered her services to the manager, and as she is willing to accept a smaller wage he engages her instead and tells the man that he can go. The clerk resolves to go to the girl and ask her to give up her place, but she refuses. She discovers he has left his umbrella behind, and finds him just moving, away with his two little children. The girl's heart is touched, and she leads them into the house and warms them at the fire, and writes a letter to the manager, saying she wishes to give up her place, and begging him to take back her predecessor.

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Original Title Le Pain quotidien
Year 1911
Country France
Genre Drama
Director Louis Feuillade
Runtime 8 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs its drama through the contrast between social cruelty and personal compassion, relying on concise yet evocative frames of everyday life. It explores silent acting where glances and gestures carry more weight than dialogue.

What lingers after viewing is a miniature about humanity breaking through the machinery of survival. A reminder that empathy can reshape even the most desperate situations. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Louis Feuillade

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In a quiet room, with dim lighting, allowing the visual storytelling to unfold.

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