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The City of Play

1929 · 80 min

A creaky early sound drama that drifts between music, intertitles and moody fairground atmosphere, rewarding patience more than excitement.

Directed by
Denison Clift
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chili Bouchier, Patrick Aherne, Lawson Butt
Tagline
Life in a Mid-European Amusement Park from an Entirely New Angle!
Overview
A British drama film directed by Denison Clift

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Directed by
Denison Clift
Genres
Drama
Starring
Chili Bouchier, Patrick Aherne, Lawson Butt
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Denison Clift
Written by
Denison Clift, Angus MacPhail
Starring
Chili Bouchier, Patrick Aherne, Lawson Butt, James Carew, Andrews Engelmann, Leila Dresner, Olaf Hytten, Harold Huth
Cinematography
Claude L. McDonnell
Runtime
80 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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