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The Reluctant Debutante

1958 · 94 min

A frothy, brightly colored comedy of manners that breezes through London society with charm and gentle satire.

Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
MGM presents the Comedy-Romance in luscious COLOR!
Overview
While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."

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Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Vincente Minnelli
Written by
Julius J. Epstein, William Douglas-Home
Starring
Rex Harrison, Kay Kendall, John Saxon, Sandra Dee, Angela Lansbury, Peter Myers, Diane Clare, Sheila Raynor
Music
Eddie Warner
Cinematography
Joseph Ruttenberg
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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