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Trapeze

1931 · 95 min

A moody, theatrical circus melodrama where rivalry and peril hang over every performance.

Overview
Robby and Jim are two friends working in a circus. When Marina, a new acrobat, enters the show, both men will compete for her love. She needs a partner for a flying number, and one of them will be elected. Then accidents will happen.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • friendship
    • obsession
    • betrayal
    • ambition
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    E.A. Dupont
    Written by
    Rudolph Cartier, Egon Eis
    Starring
    Anna Sten, Anton Walbrook, Reinhold Bernt, Otto Wallburg, Kurt Gerron, Grethe Weiser
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    France, Germany
    Languages
    German

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