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A Woman of Affairs

1928 · 91 min

A sweeping silent melodrama of doomed love and sacrifice, heavy with longing and tragedy, yet visually expressive and emotionally intense.

Directed by: Clarence Brown
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lewis Stone

Tagline: Wild Desire! Burning Lips! Racing Hearts!
Overview: Childhood friends Diana, Neville and David are caught in a love triangle as adults. Diana and Neville have long been smitten with each other, but her father disapproves of the relationship, resulting in her eventual marriage to David. It's not long after their wedding, however, that tragedy strikes, sending Diana on a downward spiral. When Neville reappears in her life, will he be able to save her from her own misery?

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Directed by: Clarence Brown
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lewis Stone

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
betrayal
guilt
redemption
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Written by: Bess Meredyth, Marian Ainslee, Ruth Cummings
Starring: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Hobart Bosworth, Dorothy Sebastian, Gertrude Astor
Cinematography: William H. Daniels
Runtime: 91 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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