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Veronika Voss

1982 · 105 min

A slow, black-and-white descent into glamorous ruin, watching a woman fade under cold, predatory control.

Tagline: Stars don't die, they fade away.
Overview: In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
obsession
corruption
isolation
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by: Peter Märthesheimer, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Pea Fröhlich
Starring: Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate, Cornelia Froboess, Annemarie Düringer, Doris Schade, Erik Schumann, Elisabeth Volkmann, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Music: Peer Raben
Cinematography: Xaver Schwarzenberger
Runtime: 105 min
Country: Germany
Languages: English, German

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