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A Woman's Face

1941 · 106 min

A brooding, twisty noir that wraps you in its shadowy moral struggle and slow-burning redemption.

Tagline
HOW COULD THIS WOMAN WIN A MAN'S LOVE...HIS KISSES...HIS EMBRACES...?
Overview
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
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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
  • identity
  • redemption
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • love
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
George Cukor
Written by
Donald Ogden Stewart, Elliot Paul
Starring
Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Conrad Veidt, Osa Massen, Reginald Owen, Albert Bassermann, Marjorie Main, Donald Meek
Music
Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography
Robert H. Planck
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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