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A Foreign Affair

1948 · 116 min

A witty, bittersweet romantic comedy set against the rubble of postwar Berlin, balancing cynical political satire with genuine emotional entanglement.

Tagline
"A Foreign Affair" is a funny affair!
Overview
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the US congresswoman investigating her.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • morality
  • love
  • politics
  • corruption
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Billy Wilder
Written by
Richard L. Breen, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Starring
Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund, Millard Mitchell, Peter von Zerneck, Stanley Prager, William Murphy, Gordon Jones
Music
Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography
Charles Lang
Runtime
116 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, German

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