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The Man I Love

1946 · 96 min

A smoky, shadowed melodrama that wraps you in torch-song melancholy and the quiet desperation of people making bad choices.

Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Genres: Drama, Music
Starring: Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King

Tagline: There should be a law against knowing the things I found out about men!
Overview: Tough torch singer Petey Brown, visiting her family, finds a nest of troubles: her sister, brother, and the neighbor's wife are involved in various ways with shady nightclub owner Nicky Toresca. Petey has what it takes to handle Nicky, but then she meets San Thomas, a formerly great jazz pianist now on the skids, and falls hard for him.

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Directed by: Raoul Walsh
Genres: Drama, Music
Starring: Ida Lupino, Robert Alda, Andrea King

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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
family
obsession
isolation
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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