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Maytime

1937 · 132 min

A lush, nostalgic romance that sweeps you through grand opera houses and bittersweet memories, leaving a tender ache.

Tagline
The singing sweethearts thrill again!
Overview
An aging former opera singer looks back on long life, specially on her relationships with her vocal teacher and a music student.
In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • memory
  • grief
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Written by
Noel Langley
Starring
Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, John Barrymore, Herman Bing, Tom Brown, Lynne Carver, Rafaela Ottiano, Charles Judels
Music
Herbert Stothart, Edward Ward
Cinematography
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Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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