Movie

Tosca

1956 · 107 min

A grand, brooding operatic melodrama where lust for power and doomed love play out with theatrical intensity and tragic inevitability.

Overview: A nasty Rome police chief circa 1800 forces the lover of a painter, suspected of harboring a political prisoner, to reveal the hiding place and to yield to his power and lust.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, corruption, obsession, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
obsession
betrayal
love
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: musical
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild