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Another Time, Another Place

1958 · 91 min

A slow, sorrowful melodrama that wraps you in wartime longing and quiet heartbreak, with moments of tension and tenderness.

Directed by: Lewis Allen
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns

Tagline: Lana's Newest!
Overview: In England during WWII, an American news correspondent’s affair with a married British correspondent ends tragically when he is killed in action. Fearing a nervous breakdown as a result of his death, she travels to Cornwall to mourn with his family without any intention of revealing her relationship with him.

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Directed by: Lewis Allen
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Lana Turner, Barry Sullivan, Glynis Johns

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
betrayal
guilt
healing
Places: big city
small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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