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Mr. Skeffington

1944 · 145 min

A sweeping, emotionally charged drama that traces the cost of vanity and the slow recognition of true love, with a poignant and redemptive finale.

Tagline
She was lucky that Mr. Skeffington was such a gentleman!
Overview
A beautiful but vain woman who rejects the love of her older husband must face the loss of her youth and beauty.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Vincent Sherman
Written by
Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein
Starring
Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel, George Coulouris, Richard Waring, Marjorie Riordan, Robert Shayne, John Alexander
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
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Runtime
145 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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