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Lulu on the Bridge

1998 · 103 min

A dreamlike, melancholy romance that blurs reality and fantasy, asking for patience as it slowly reveals its mysteries.

Directed by: Paul Auster
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Willem Dafoe

Tagline: Is she real? ..or did he make her up?
Overview: A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot. After discovering a mysterious package, he meets and falls in love with a beautiful aspiring actress, but their happiness is cut short by a series of strange, dreamlike events.

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Directed by: Paul Auster
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Willem Dafoe

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
death
memory
fate
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	6
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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