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There's Always Tomorrow

1956 · 84 min

A quietly devastating melodrama that wraps you in glossy 1950s comfort before tightening into a knot of loneliness and longing.

Tagline: Once upon a time, in sunny California …
Overview: When a toy manufacturer feels ignored and unappreciated by his wife and children, he begins to rekindle a past love when a former employee comes back into his life.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loneliness
family
love
identity
betrayal
Places: suburbs
workplace
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Written by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Bennett, William Reynolds, Pat Crowley, Gigi Perreau, Jane Darwell, Race Gentry
Music: Heinz Roemheld, Herman Stein
Cinematography: Russell Metty
Runtime: 84 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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