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Love Scenes

1984 · 82 min

A glossy, slow-burning melodrama about a marriage strained by ambition and temptation, with a soapy, dated charm.

Directed by
Bud Townsend
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tiffany Bolling, Franc Luz, Jack Carter
Overview
Acclaimed actress Val Binnes decides to play a bold and uninhibited role in a controversial new movie for her ambitious, but neglectful and self-absorbed director husband Peter. Val finds herself becoming too caught up in the risqué part, throws caution to the wind, and has an adulterous affair with her hunky, but arrogant leading man Rick. Can Val and Peter's marriage survive the pressure and problems of making the picture?

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Directed by
Bud Townsend
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tiffany Bolling, Franc Luz, Jack Carter
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • love
  • identity
  • obsession
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Bud Townsend
Written by
C. Penning Master
Starring
Tiffany Bolling, Franc Luz, Jack Carter, Julie Newmar, Britt Ekland, Daniel Pilon, Laura Sorrenson, Carol Ann Susi
Music
Ted Scotti
Cinematography
Tony Forsberg
Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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