Movie

Proxies

1921 · 70 min

A stately silent melodrama where romantic longing and class tension simmer beneath a polite social gathering, building to a tense standoff.

Overview: Carlotta Darley (Dean) is engaged to Homer Carleton (Crosby), but regrets that Homer is not as tall and handsome as the butler Peter (Kerry).
How it feels: Tense, melancholic and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, love, betrayal, redemption
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
love
betrayal
redemption
crime
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none