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Manuela

1957 · 93 min

A slow, somber romance at sea, heavy with regret and the quiet ache of a man losing himself.

Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trevor Howard, Elsa Martinelli, Pedro Armendáriz
Tagline
One Lone Girl in a Sea-World of Violent Men
Overview
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.

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Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Genres
Drama
Starring
Trevor Howard, Elsa Martinelli, Pedro Armendáriz
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • addiction
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • sea
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
Written by
William Woods, Ivan Foxwell, Guy Hamilton
Starring
Trevor Howard, Elsa Martinelli, Pedro Armendáriz, Donald Pleasence, Jack MacGowran, Leslie Weston, Warren Mitchell, Christopher Lee
Music
William Alwyn
Cinematography
Otto Heller
Runtime
93 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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