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Romance

1930 · 76 min

A wistful, elegant old-Hollywood romance that lingers on longing and sacrifice, moving slowly but with a star's magnetic sorrow.

Overview
A beautiful opera star kept by a rich older man falls in love with a young clergyman.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • class
  • betrayal
  • memory
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism6
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Clarence Brown
Written by
Bess Meredyth, Edwin Justus Mayer
Starring
Greta Garbo, Lewis Stone, Gavin Gordon, Elliott Nugent, Florence Lake, Clara Blandick, Henry Armetta, Mathilde Comont
Cinematography
William H. Daniels
Runtime
76 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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