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Fallen Angel

1945 · 98 min

A moody, shadowy noir that draws you into a web of desire and deceit, with a slow-burning tension and a bittersweet aftertaste.

Tagline: The creator of "Laura" does it again!
Overview: An unemployed drifter, Eric Stanton wanders into a small California town and begins hanging around the local diner. While Eric falls for the lovely waitress Stella, he also begins romancing a quiet and well-to-do woman named June Mills. Since Stella isn't interested in Eric unless he has money, the lovelorn guy comes up with a scheme to win her over, and it involves June. Before long, murder works its way into this passionate love triangle.

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
deception
betrayal
love
greed
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: crime, mystery, drama, romance
Directed by: Otto Preminger
Written by: Harry Kleiner
Starring: Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Charles Bickford, Anne Revere, Bruce Cabot, John Carradine, Percy Kilbride
Music: David Raksin
Cinematography: Joseph LaShelle
Runtime: 98 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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