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The Woman with the Hungry Eyes

2006 · 100 min

A wistful, informative look at a lost star, mixing archival fragments with talking heads to evoke both glamour and loss.

Directed by: Hugh Munro Neely
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Theda Bara

Overview: The true story of the life of the movies first femme-fatale, Theda Bara, who made over 40 films, only a handful of which survive. Born in America, her film producers insisted she was an exotic foreigner, born in Egypt. Her most famous film was "Cleopatra" (Fox, 1917).

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Directed by: Hugh Munro Neely
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Theda Bara

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
celebrity
media
memory
gender
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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