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Sugar Lady

1935 · 74 min

A gentle, chatty old-fashioned comedy of manners where misunderstandings and marital mix-ups amble toward a warm resolution.

Directed by: Haro van Peski
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Johan Elsensohn, Louis de Bree, Annie Van Duyn

Overview: Dirk van der Kooy returns to the Dutch East Indies for a five year stint as the administrator of a sugar factory. His second wife Betje, however, unexpectedly decides to join him. Once there, she finds out that Dirk has a daughter from an earlier marriage, leading to misunderstandings galore...

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Directed by: Haro van Peski
Genres: Romance, Comedy
Starring: Johan Elsensohn, Louis de Bree, Annie Van Duyn

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
love
identity
deception
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: romance, comedy
Directed by: Haro van Peski
Starring: Johan Elsensohn, Louis de Bree, Annie Van Duyn, Aaf Bouber, Louis Borel, Hans van Meerten, Elias van Praag, Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg
Runtime: 74 min
Country: Netherlands
Languages: Dutch

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