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Fascination

1922 · 80 min

A silent melodrama that sweeps you into a world of bullfights and cabarets, with a headstrong heroine and a tangled family secret.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
The story of what happened to Dolores DeLisa, a girl who dared to display her beauty in the most dangerous resort in Madrid
Overview
A young woman with a Spanish father and an American mother living in Spain under the supervision of a strict aunt slips out to attend a bullfight. There she becomes fascinated by the toreador Carrita. A lost film.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • love
  • rebellion
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Written by
Edmund Goulding
Starring
Mae Murray, Creighton Hale, Emily Fitzroy, Charles Lane, Robert Frazer, Vincent Coleman, Courtenay Foote, Helen Ware
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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