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By Love Possessed

1961 · 115 min

A slow, talky melodrama of adult betrayals and moral compromises, played with earnest intensity and a heavy sense of consequence.

Tagline
He Was But Half a Man... She Was a Whole Woman!
Overview
An unhappily married woman engages in an affair with her husband's law partner.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • guilt
  • morality
  • family
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
John Sturges
Written by
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Starring
Lana Turner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jason Robards, George Hamilton, Susan Kohner, Thomas Mitchell, Everett Sloane, Yvonne Craig
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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