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1001 Nights

1990 · 98 min

A frothy, silly fantasy romp with colourful sets, broad comedy and a dash of adventure, never taking its dark premise too seriously.

Tagline
Scheherazade's story will be told once again.
Overview
Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • power
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • love
  • freedom
Places
  • fantasy world
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, adventure
Directed by
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Written by
Jérôme Tonnerre, Philippe de Broca
Starring
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Stéphane Freiss, Vittorio Gassman, Roger Carel, Marc Dudicourt, Georges Montillier
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