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Mrs. Lies

1930 · 75 min

A stately, talky melodrama of manners where social snobbery and romance simmer in drawing rooms, moving at a patient, theatrical pace.

Directed by
Adelqui Migliar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carmen Larrabeiti, Félix de Pomés, Miguel Ligero
Overview
Much to the disapproval of his snooty children, a wealthy widowed attorney takes up with a beautiful but "lower-class" woman. Spanish language version of the 1929 film "The Lady Lies".

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Directed by
Adelqui Migliar
Genres
Drama
Starring
Carmen Larrabeiti, Félix de Pomés, Miguel Ligero
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Adelqui Migliar
Written by
María Luz Morales, John Meehan
Starring
Carmen Larrabeiti, Félix de Pomés, Miguel Ligero, Julio Peña, Helena D'Algy, Carmen Ruiz Moragas, Modesto Rivas, Mercedes Servet
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish

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