Movie

A Tale of Five Cities

1951 · 86 min

A gentle postwar wander through European cities, chasing fragments of a lost self with mild suspense and soft romantic charm.

Tagline: They've Got Great Big Beautiful Ideas!
Overview: An Englishman has been working in the US so long he now speaks with an American accent. He is drafted into the British Army during WWII but is injured and loses his memory. Because he talks like an American, the doctors repatriate him to the States where he is housed with a New York family. After the war they all travel throughout Europe, searching for the women he still remembers in the hope of restoring his lost memory
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, light and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Memory, identity, love, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
love
isolation
family
Places: big city
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild