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Lucy and Desi

2022 · 102 min

A warm, nostalgic look at a famous partnership, mixing archival clips and interviews into an affectionate, bittersweet portrait.

Directed by
Amy Poehler
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lucie Arnaz, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett
Overview
Explore the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz risked everything to be together.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Amy Poehler
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lucie Arnaz, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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