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All This, and Heaven Too

1940 · 141 min

A lush, sorrowful costume melodrama that moves at a stately pace, drawing you into doomed tenderness and quiet dread.

Tagline: The screen has never held greater thrills than these: the deep-stirring romance of two heaven-destined lovers ...the magnificent surge of its history-making story ...and the first, momentous clash of Hollywood's most dynamic stars!
Overview: When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess as the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow.

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
obsession
class
justice
Places: single country house
big city
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Anatole Litvak
Written by: Casey Robinson, Rachel Field
Starring: Bette Davis, Charles Boyer, Jeffrey Lynn, Barbara O'Neil, Virginia Weidler, Helen Westley, Walter Hampden, Henry Daniell
Music: Max Steiner
Cinematography: Ernest Haller
Runtime: 141 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French

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