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Leave Her to Heaven

1945 · 110 min

Lush Technicolor beauty slowly curdles into suffocating dread as a charming romance turns quietly monstrous.

Tagline
Hers was the deadliest of the seven sins!
Overview
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 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
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • morality
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, romance
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Written by
Jo Swerling
Starring
Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain, Vincent Price, Mary Philips, Ray Collins, Gene Lockhart, Reed Hadley
Music
Alfred Newman
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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