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Life of Sin

1979 · 112 min

A slow, sorrowful rise-and-fall portrait of ambition and longing, carried by proud performances and a lingering sense of what money cannot buy.

Overview: The film dramatizes the life of Isabel "la Negra" Luberza Oppenheimer. Pablo, a Caribbean peasant, and Isabel, a politician's mistress, open a brothel that becomes internationally famous. Though they gain wealth and power, the one thing that Isabel seeks continues to elude her.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
class
power
identity
love
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Efraín López Neris
Written by: Emilio Díaz Valcárcel
Starring: Miriam Colon, Raúl Juliá, Miguel Ángel Suárez, Henry Darrow, José Ferrer, Maruja Más, Barton Heyman
Cinematography: Álex Phillips Jr.
Runtime: 112 min
Country: Puerto Rico
Languages: English

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