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Bells Are Ringing

1960 · 126 min

A cozy, tuneful escape into a gentler New York, where eavesdropping on strangers leads to sweet romance and gentle laughs.

Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark

Tagline: The screen is singing M.G.M. is bringing Broadway's Bell-Ringer of a Musical to the World!
Overview: Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.

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Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
isolation
found family
art
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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