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The Affairs of Anatol

1921 · 117 min

A lavish silent-era moral carousel, by turns witty and rueful, watching a restless husband chase illusions until he learns to trust what he has.

Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Wanda Hawley
Tagline
He couldn't resist a pretty face, and every day he fell into a new adventure. Thus he followed the lure of romance until-?
Overview
Socialite Anatol Spencer, finding his relationship with his wife lackluster, goes in search of excitement. After bumping into old flame Emilie, he lets an apartment for her only to find that she cheats him. He is subsequently robbed, conned, and booted from pillar to post. He decides to return to his wife and discovers her carousing with his best friend Max.

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Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring
Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Wanda Hawley
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Cecil B. DeMille
Written by
Jeanie Macpherson
Starring
Wallace Reid, Gloria Swanson, Wanda Hawley, Theodore Roberts, Elliott Dexter, Theodore Kosloff, Agnes Ayres, Monte Blue
Cinematography
Alvin Wyckoff, Karl Struss
Runtime
117 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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