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Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

2012 · 107 min

An intimate, archive-rich portrait that lets you bask in a singular performer's charisma while quietly tracing the loneliness behind the showmanship.

Overview
Archive footage of interviews, concerts and personal material bring to light the solo performance work of Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • celebrity
  • music
  • isolation
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
music, documentary
Directed by
Rhys Thomas
Starring
Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May, Luciano Pavarotti, Montserrat Caballé, Peter Freestone, David Arnold, John Reid
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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