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The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946 · 115 min

A brooding, shadowy noir that tightens around you with guilt and doomed romance, ending in a bleak, inevitable tragedy.

Tagline: Fate drew them together… and only murder could part them!
Overview: Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: guilt
obsession
betrayal
class
love
Places: small town
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Written by: Robert Rossen
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott, Kirk Douglas, Judith Anderson, Roman Bohnen, Darryl Hickman, Janis Wilson
Music: Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography: Victor Milner
Runtime: 115 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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