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Marianne

1929 · 111 min

A gentle, old-fashioned wartime romance with songs, light comedy and a bittersweet pull between love and duty.

Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Starring
Marion Davies, Lawrence Gray, Cliff Edwards
Overview
At the conclusion of World War I, a French girl is romanced by an American doughboy even though she is promised to a French soldier who was sent to the front.

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Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genres
Comedy, Music, Romance
Starring
Marion Davies, Lawrence Gray, Cliff Edwards
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • war
    • identity
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, music, romance
    Directed by
    Robert Z. Leonard
    Written by
    Dale Van Every, Gladys Unger, Laurence Stallings
    Starring
    Marion Davies, Lawrence Gray, Cliff Edwards, Benny Rubin, Scott Kolk, George Baxter, Robert Edeson, Émile Chautard
    Cinematography
    Oliver T. Marsh
    Runtime
    111 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    French, English

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