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Barry Norman in Celebrity City

1982 · 50 min

This film offers a sharp, observational look at the manufactured nature of fame within a glittering urban landscape.

Directed by
Judy Lindsay
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Barry Norman, Ali MacGraw, Angie Dickinson
Overview
Hollywood is still the home of the American Dream - the place where fame and fortune can be achieved overnight. Or so the story goes. For some it does come true. In this status conscious town Barry Norman looks at the attitudes towards success and failure among the famous and not quite so famous.

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Directed by
Judy Lindsay
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Barry Norman, Ali MacGraw, Angie Dickinson
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • ambition
  • class
  • power
  • media
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Judy Lindsay
Starring
Barry Norman, Ali MacGraw, Angie Dickinson, Henry Winkler, Charlton Heston, Christopher Atkins, Linda Evans, Wayne Rogers
Runtime
50 min

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