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Embrujo

1948 · 80 min

A brooding, music-soaked melodrama of doomed passion, where flamenco numbers carry the ache of lovers separated by an ocean.

Overview
Love is impossible between Manolo, a flamenco singer, and Lola, a flamenco dancer. She leaves for America to forget him and he gives himself to alcohol. Still, the love between them is so strong that it unites them across the ocean.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • obsession
    • addiction
    • isolation
    Places
    None
    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
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance8
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Carlos Serrano de Osma
    Written by
    Pedro Lazaga Sabater, Carlos Serrano de Osma
    Starring
    Lola Flores, Manolo Caracol, Fernando Fernán Gómez, María Dolores Pradera, Camino Garrigó, Joaquín Soler Serrano, Fernando Sancho, Antonio Bofarull
    Cinematography
    Salvador Torres Garriga
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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