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Ding Dong

1951 · 71 min

A loose, stagey time capsule that plays like watching a live show from a distant seat, more curious than gripping.

Overview
Filmed record of a burlesque performance.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • art
  • celebrity
  • gender
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
W. Merle Connell
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America

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