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Dorian Gray

1970 · 97 min

A slow, stylish descent into hedonism and moral rot, watching beauty and cruelty intertwine with a growing sense of dread.

Tagline
He is twenty-one. He has been twenty-one for almost half a century
Overview
London, England. Dorian Gray is a young man who somehow keeps his beauty eternally, while a mysterious portrait of himself gradually reveals his moral decay.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • morality
  • corruption
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
horror, drama, thriller
Directed by
Massimo Dallamano
Written by
Marcello Coscia, Massimo Dallamano, Renato Romano, Günter Ebert
Starring
Helmut Berger, Richard Todd, Herbert Lom, Marie Liljedahl, Margaret Lee, Maria Rohm, Beryl Cunningham, Isa Miranda
Music
Peppino De Luca, Carlos Pes
Cinematography
Otello Spila
Runtime
97 min
Country
Germany, Italy, United Kingdom
Languages
Italian, English

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