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Looping the Loop

1928 · 127 min

A moody silent melodrama with circus spectacle, emotional triangles, and a sense of looming tragedy.

Overview
Botto the Clown is in love with the much younger Blanche but she is in love with the handsome daredevil acrobate Andre.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Arthur Robison
Written by
Robert Reinert, Arthur Robison, Robert Liebmann
Starring
Werner Krauss, Jenny Jugo, Warwick Ward, Gina Manès, Sig Arno, Max Gülstorff, Lydia Potechina, Gyula Szöreghy
Cinematography
Carl Hoffmann
Runtime
127 min
Country
Germany
Languages
No Language

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