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Lady Windermere's Fan

1925 · 89 min

A silky, elegant drawing-room comedy of manners whose wit glides over real heartache, moving with poised grace toward a quietly moving finish.

Overview
A society woman believes her husband is having an affair, a misconception which may have dire personal consequences for all involved.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • identity
  • rebellion
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Written by
Julien Josephson
Starring
Ronald Colman, May McAvoy, Bert Lytell, Irene Rich, Edward Martindel, Carrie Daumery, Billie Bennett, Michael Dark
Cinematography
Charles Van Enger
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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