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Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces

2000 · 85 min

A warm, scholarly tribute that feels like a guided museum tour through silent-era Hollywood, rich with clips and affectionate reminiscence.

Directed by
Kevin Brownlow
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Overview
Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations and celebrated for his horror films, becomes the subject of this documentary.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Art, identity, celebrity, memory
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Kevin Brownlow
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, tv movie
Directed by
Kevin Brownlow
Starring
Kenneth Branagh, Forrest J. Ackerman, Michael F. Blake, Ray Bradbury, Lon Chaney Jr., Lon Chaney, Ron Chaney, Jackie Coogan
Music
Nic Raine
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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