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Lost Horizon

1973 · 147 min

A lush, old-fashioned musical fantasy that drifts dreamily between wonder and melancholy, earnest to a fault and easy to sink into.

Directed by: Charles Jarrott
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Sally Kellerman

Tagline: Come to Shangri-La! Come to a new world of music, a new world of adventure, and a new world of love!
Overview: While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La.

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Directed by: Charles Jarrott
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Sally Kellerman

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
faith
isolation
redemption
death
Places: wilderness
fantasy world
hospital
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	2
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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