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Variety is the Spice of Life

1939 · 79 min

A light, charming romantic comedy about marriage and reinvention, with gentle wit and an easygoing pace.

Overview
A couple in an 'all but perfect' marriage takes a one year time-out. When they reunite the husband realizes that his wife has changed drastically.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • gender
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Gustaf Molander
Written by
Gösta Stevens, Leo Lenz, Robert Arthur Schönherr
Starring
Tutta Rolf, Per Aabel, Elsa Burnett, Ernst Eklund, Anna-Lisa Baude, Carl-Gunnar Wingård, Wiktor Andersson
Cinematography
Elner Åkesson
Runtime
79 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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