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Women in Love

1969 · 131 min

A slow, intense plunge into desire and class, with raw performances and striking images that linger.

Directed by: Ken Russell
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson

Tagline: The relationship between four sensual people is limited: They must find a new way.
Overview: Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.

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Directed by: Ken Russell
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
class
obsession
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Ken Russell
Written by: Larry Kramer
Starring: Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson, Jennie Linden, Eleanor Bron, Alan Webb, Vladek Sheybal, Catherine Willmer
Music: Georges Delerue
Cinematography: Billy Williams
Runtime: 131 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English, German

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