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The Picture of Dorian Gray

1945 · 111 min

A slow, elegant slide into moral decay, with Wilde's wit and a creeping sense of dread.

Tagline
Why did women talk about Dorian Gray in whispers?
Overview
A handsome young man trades his soul so that his portrait ages while he stays eternally young.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • obsession
  • identity
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour3
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, horror, fantasy
Directed by
Albert Lewin
Written by
Albert Lewin
Starring
George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, Peter Lawford, Lowell Gilmore, Richard Fraser, Douglas Walton
Music
Herbert Stothart
Cinematography
Harry Stradling Sr.
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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