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Reversal of Fortune

1990 · 111 min

A cool, cerebral legal drama that keeps you at a distance, watching privilege and ambiguity play out with unsettling calm.

Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Genres
Drama
Starring
Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver
Tagline
The Case of Claus Von Bulow. An American Saga of Money and Mystery.
Overview
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.

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Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Genres
Drama
Starring
Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • class
  • deception
  • morality
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Barbet Schroeder
Written by
Nicholas Kazan
Starring
Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Uta Hagen, Fisher Stevens, Jack Gilpin, Christine Baranski
Music
Mark Isham
Cinematography
Luciano Tovoli
Runtime
111 min
Country
Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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