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Alice

1990 · 102 min

A gentle, whimsical midlife awakening, blending urban sophistication with magical realism and a quiet, melancholic search for meaning.

Tagline: A younger man and a bolder woman
Overview: Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of her well-established rut.

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
betrayal
guilt
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: fantasy, drama, romance, comedy
Directed by: Woody Allen
Written by: Woody Allen
Starring: Mia Farrow, William Hurt, Joe Mantegna, Alec Baldwin, Blythe Danner, Judy Davis, Keye Luke, Bernadette Peters
Cinematography: Carlo Di Palma
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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