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Mame

1974 · 131 min

A warm, campy musical that feels like a lively, old-fashioned celebration of eccentricity and chosen family.

Directed by: Gene Saks
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, Robert Preston

Tagline: She'll coax the blues right out of your heart!
Overview: The madcap life of eccentric Mame Dennis and her bohemian, intellectual arty clique is disrupted when her deceased brother's 10-year-old son Patrick is entrusted to her care. Rather than bow to convention, Mame introduces the boy to her free-wheeling lifestyle, instilling in him her favorite credo, "Life is a banquet, and most poor sons of bitches are starving to death."

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Directed by: Gene Saks
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, Robert Preston

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
love
class
found family
Places: big city
single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Gene Saks
Written by: Paul Zindel
Starring: Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, Robert Preston, Bruce Davison, Kirby Furlong, Jane Connell, George Chiang, Joyce Van Patten
Music: Jerry Herman
Cinematography: Philip H. Lathrop
Runtime: 131 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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