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From the Terrace

1960 · 149 min

A glossy, slow-burning melodrama of ambition and infidelity, watching a man torn between duty and desire in a world of wealth and hypocrisy.

Tagline
You can't buy respectability by putting a wedding ring on it!
Overview
Alfred Eaton, an ambitious young executive, climbs to the top of New York's financial world as his marriage crumbles. At the brink of attaining his career goals, he is forced to choose between business success, married to the beautiful, but unfaithful Mary and starting over with his true love, the much younger Natalie.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • love
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Mark Robson
Written by
Ernest Lehman
Starring
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ted de Corsia, Ina Balin, Elizabeth Allen, Barbara Eden, George Grizzard, Patrick O'Neal
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
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Runtime
149 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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