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Dreaming Lips

1932 · 95 min

A slow, emotionally intense melodrama where quiet glances and unspoken longing carry as much weight as the tragic choices.

Directed by
Paul Czinner
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster, Anton Edthofer
Overview
The young Gaby is happily married to the musician Peter but cannot ignore the impression that his friend Michael, a violin virtuoso, makes on her. Even when Peter falls seriously ill, she cannot forget her love for Michael. Torn between the two men, Gaby sees only one way out...

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Directed by
Paul Czinner
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster, Anton Edthofer
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • grief
  • morality
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
Paul Czinner, Carl Mayer, Henri Bernstein
Starring
Elisabeth Bergner, Rudolf Forster, Anton Edthofer, Margarethe Hruby, Jaro Fürth, Peter Kröger, Karl Hannemann, Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
France, Germany
Languages
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