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Shalimar

1951 · 93 min

A lush, earnest old-fashioned romance that unfolds slowly, trading on longing glances and sweeping period atmosphere rather than speed.

Overview
A romantic period drama set in the Middle East

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • fate
  • class
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Richard Abelardo
Written by
Armando Garces, Pablo Naval
Starring
Delia Razon, Jaime de la Rosa, Ben Rubio, Eusebio Gomez, Bayani Casimiro, Horace Curry, Lila Luna
Runtime
93 min
Country
Philippines
Languages
Tagalog

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