Movie

Scheherazade

1963 · 124 min

A lush, old-fashioned desert romance with sweeping costumes and a tense escape, earnest and occasionally slow.

Overview: Sheherazade is promised to a powerful Sultan as a gift in exchange for free passage to the Holy Land. When the Sultan's underling saves her from certain death, she falls madly in love with her hero.
How it feels: Romantic, earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, power, betrayal, survival
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
power
betrayal
survival
fate
Places: big city
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild