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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975 · 107 min

A wistful archival scrapbook of hard times, drifting between song, spectacle and hardship like flipping through a yellowed album.

Directed by: Philippe Mora
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews

Tagline: The lean, mean 30's, when America laughed… to keep from crying!
Overview: Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

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Directed by: Philippe Mora
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
survival
media
power
identity
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary, history
Directed by: Philippe Mora
Written by: Philippe Mora
Starring: Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews, Patty Andrews, Fred Astaire, Warner Baxter, Wallace Beery, Brooks Benedict, Constance Bennett
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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