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Judy

2019 · 118 min

A bittersweet, intimate portrait of a fading star, balancing fragile hope with the slow, painful unraveling of addiction and loneliness.

Tagline: The legend behind the rainbow.
Overview: Thirty years after starring in 'The Wizard of Oz', beloved actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London to perform sold-out shows at the Talk of the Town nightclub. While there, she reminisces with friends and fans and begins a whirlwind romance with musician Mickey Deans, her soon-to-be fifth husband.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: addiction
celebrity
grief
identity
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: drama, history, music
Directed by: Rupert Goold
Written by: Tom Edge
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Finn Wittrock, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, Richard Cordery, Royce Pierreson, Darci Shaw
Music: Gabriel Yared
Cinematography: Ole Bratt Birkeland
Runtime: 118 min
Country: United Kingdom, France, United States of America
Languages: English

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