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Home Before Dark

1958 · 136 min

A slow, sober study of a fragile woman re-entering a household that quietly undermines her, watched with mounting unease and sympathy.

Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming
Tagline
A pretty girl and the stunning shock that marriage brings her!
Overview
A young woman returns home after being institutionalized in a mental hospital.

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Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • healing
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Written by
Robert Bassing, Eileen Bassing
Starring
Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Mabel Albertson, Stephen Dunne, Joan Weldon, Joanna Barnes
Cinematography
Joseph F. Biroc
Runtime
136 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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