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A Bill of Divorcement

1932 · 70 min

A stately, emotionally charged drawing-room drama where repressed feelings and inherited tragedy simmer beneath polite conversation.

Directed by: George Cukor
Genres: Drama
Starring: John Barrymore, Billie Burke, David Manners

Overview: A World War I veteran returns home after fifteen years in an asylum and finds that everything has changed — his daughter is grown and about to marry.

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Directed by: George Cukor
Genres: Drama
Starring: John Barrymore, Billie Burke, David Manners

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
identity
isolation
love
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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