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Sweet Charity

1969 · 153 min

A bittersweet, stylish musical that swings between exuberant dance numbers and quiet heartache, leaving a warm but wistful afterglow.

Directed by: Bob Fosse
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Chita Rivera

Tagline: Love is what it's all about!
Overview: Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.

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Directed by: Bob Fosse
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Chita Rivera

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 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: love
identity
class
isolation
healing
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, romance, drama
Directed by: Bob Fosse
Written by: Peter Stone
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly, Ricardo Montalban, Sammy Davis Jr., Stubby Kaye, Barbara Bouchet
Music: Cy Coleman
Cinematography: Robert Surtees
Runtime: 153 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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