Movie

Help Me to Live

1936 · 72 min

A tender, sorrowful old-fashioned romance, steeped in tango, that lingers on longing and illness with earnest melodrama.

Overview: While studying at a Catholic boarding school, the young Luisa meets a boy, Julio, who talks to her from the street and through the gate. However, the girl's arrogant older brother removes her from the establishment and takes her to live in her family house. The beginning of love between Luisa and Julio is made even more difficult by what seems to be the beginning of a disease in her.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, family, isolation, class
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 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: love
family
isolation
class
death
Places: school
home
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none