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Love & Money

1981 · 90 min

A sweaty, cynical affair of money and politics that simmers with seduction and unease without ever quite catching fire.

Tagline
She Uses Her Body the Way They Use Power... To Seduce, Betray and Destroy.
Overview
An investment planner, bored with his job and his girlfriend, is given the opportunity to help open a new firm in South America. Once in the new country, he finds himself dealing with dictators and revolutionaries during a time of intense political upheaval, and to complicate his life further, he begins an affair with his new employer's wife.

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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • power
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
James Toback
Written by
James Toback
Starring
Ray Sharkey, Ornella Muti, Klaus Kinski, Armand Assante, King Vidor, Susan Heldfond, William Prince, Tony Sirico
Cinematography
Fred Schuler
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English

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