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Sleep, My Love

1948 · 97 min

A sleek, shadowy gaslighting thriller that keeps you uneasy, watching a woman slowly doubt her own mind.

Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings, Don Ameche

Tagline: ...the most terrifying words a man ever whispered to a woman!
Overview: A woman wakes up in the middle of the night on board a train, but she can't remember how she got there. Danger and suspense ensue.

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Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings, Don Ameche

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: deception
betrayal
greed
memory
isolation
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: thriller, mystery, drama
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Written by: St. Clair McKelway, Leo Rosten
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Robert Cummings, Don Ameche, Rita Johnson, George Coulouris, Queenie Smith, Ralph Morgan, Keye Luke
Music: Rudy Schrager
Cinematography: Joseph A. Valentine
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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