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Beautiful But Dangerous

1955 · 107 min

A lush, old-fashioned rags-to-riches romance with operatic emotions, glamorous period settings, and a melodramatic plot that sweeps you along.

Tagline
GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA...the tempests, the glittering era, les affaires de passion of the opera star acclaimed as the most beautiful woman in the world!
Overview
Lina, a music hall singer, has fallen in love with Sergei, a Russian prince. Maestro Doria, who gives her voice lessons and who hopes to make her his mistress, takes her to Paris where she becomes the star of the "Folies-Plastiques".
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • class
  • music
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism6
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy, drama, music
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Written by
Franco Solinas, Mario Monicelli, Piero Pierotti, Cesare Cavagna
Starring
Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio Gassman, Robert Alda, Anne Vernon, Tamara Lees, Gino Sinimberghi, Nanda Primavera, Enzo Biliotti
Music
Renzo Rossellini
Cinematography
Mario Bava
Runtime
107 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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