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City Girl

1930 · 88 min

A quiet, heartfelt silent drama that contrasts city bustle with rural hardship, building to an emotionally charged harvest climax.

Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Charles Farrell, Mary Duncan, David Torrence
Tagline
SEE AND HEAR LIFE IN THE "RAW" WITH THE "CITY GIRL"
Overview
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.

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Directed by
F. W. Murnau
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Charles Farrell, Mary Duncan, David Torrence
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • class
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

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Directed by
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Music
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Runtime
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Country
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