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The Merry Widow

1934 · 99 min

A frothy, charming escape full of witty banter, lush melodies, and playful romantic sparring.

Tagline
Let Joy be Unconfined!
Overview
A prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • power
  • deception
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance8
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, music, romance
Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch
Written by
Samson Raphaelson, Ernest Vajda
Starring
Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Edward Everett Horton, Una Merkel, George Barbier, Minna Gombell, Ruth Channing, Sterling Holloway
Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
French, English

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