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A House Is Not a Home

1964 · 98 min

A slow, bittersweet rise-and-fall story that mixes glamour with regret, asking you to sympathize with a woman whose success costs her love.

Tagline: No One Knew Her Business Better Than Polly Adler!
Overview: Story follows the life of Polly Adler, who grew to become one of New York's most successful bordello madams of the 1920s.
How it feels: Melancholic, cynical, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, betrayal, class, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
betrayal
class
love
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild