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Ariane

1931 · 83 min

A bittersweet, tender romance that charms with its naive heroine and slow-burning emotional pull.

Directed by: Paul Czinner
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster, Annemarie Steinsieck

Overview: Ariane was Hungarian director Paul Czinner's first talking picture. Starring in the title role is Czinner's charming wife, Elizabeth Bergner, likewise making her talkie debut. Young, naive Ariane sets herself for an emotional fall when she falls in love with Konstantin (Rudolf Forster), a much older and very married businessman. For his part, Konstantin regards the girl as just another harmless fling -- until he realizes a shade too late that he's really in love with her after all. Filmed in German, Ariane was simultaneously lensed in an English-language version, The Loves of Ariane.

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Directed by: Paul Czinner
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster, Annemarie Steinsieck

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
betrayal
coming-of-age
redemption
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, romance
Directed by: Paul Czinner
Written by: Carl Mayer, Paul Czinner
Starring: Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster, Annemarie Steinsieck, Theodor Loos, Hertha Guthmar, Nikolas Wassiljeff, Alfred Gerasch
Music: André Roubaud
Cinematography: Adolf Schlasy
Runtime: 83 min
Country: Germany
Languages: French

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