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Doctor Ray and the Devils

2012 · 96 min

A wry, bittersweet plunge into a faded Hollywood legend's chaotic Yugoslav detour, mixing backstage farce with quiet melancholy.

Overview: The story behind and around famous American director Nicholas Ray's 1960s stay in SFR Yugoslavia. The celebrated director who was the toast of Hollywood only a decade earlier having made Rebel Without a Cause has fallen on hard times and is now desperately trying to re-establish his spiraling film career. On the other hand, his powerful host, Avala Film director and former Yugoslav secret service operative Ratko Dražević, is dreaming big dreams - he is trying to establish a 'Hollywood behind the Iron Curtain' of sorts.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, cynical and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, corruption, art, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
corruption
art
power
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild