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Candide

1988 · 165 min

A witty, tuneful operetta that skips through disaster with a wink, asking you to keep up with its restless, satirical energy.

Overview
Candide falls in love with the beautiful but materialistic Cunegonde. Her barron father doesn't approve of the affair so Candide wanders, meeting all the misfortunes along the way.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • class
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
music
Directed by
Humphrey Burton, John Wells, Peter Stanger, Jonathan Miller
Starring
Nickolas Grace, Mark Beudert, Marilyn Hill Smith, Ann Howard, Bonaventura Bottone, Mark Tinkler, Gaynor Miles
Runtime
165 min
Languages
English

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