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Death Takes a Holiday

1934 · 79 min

A stately, wistful romantic fantasy that turns a philosophical what-if into a tender, melancholy drawing-room drama.

Directed by
Mitchell Leisen
Genres
Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Starring
Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing
Tagline
No one can die – while he makes love!
Overview
After years of questioning why people fear him, Death takes on human form so he can mingle among the mortals and find an answer. However, events soon spiral out of control as he falls in love with the beautiful young Grazia, the only woman not afraid of him. As he falls in love with her, her father sees him for what he is and begs him to return to his duties. Death must decide whether or not to seek his own happiness or sacrifice it so that Grazia may live.

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Directed by
Mitchell Leisen
Genres
Fantasy, Romance, Drama
Starring
Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • death
  • fate
  • identity
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
fantasy, romance, drama
Directed by
Mitchell Leisen
Written by
Maxwell Anderson, Gladys Lehman
Starring
Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Kent Taylor, Katharine Alexander, Gail Patrick, Helen Westley, Kathleen Howard
Music
John Leipold, Milan Roder
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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