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Charley's Aunt

1956 · 90 min

A frothy, good-natured farce of mistaken identities and door-slamming complications, played with theatrical charm and gentle humour throughout.

Overview
Otto Dernburg is forced by circumstances to dress up as a middle-aged woman.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • deception
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Hans Quest
Written by
Gustav Kampendonk
Starring
Heinz Rühmann, Hertha Feiler, Claus Biederstaedt, Walter Giller, Ruth Stephan, Bum Krüger, Hans Olden, Ina Peters
Music
Friedrich Schröder
Cinematography
Kurt Schulz
Runtime
90 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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