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I Am a Camera

1955 · 98 min

A bittersweet, talky chamber piece that drifts between wit and quiet dread as history closes in.

Directed by
Henry Cornelius
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Julie Harris, Laurence Harvey, Shelley Winters
Overview
Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an unusual friendship is born. As Sally feeds her extravagant tastes, Chris goes along for the ride, until their Jewish pal, Fritz, encounters trouble.

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Directed by
Henry Cornelius
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Julie Harris, Laurence Harvey, Shelley Winters
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 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
  • friendship
  • identity
  • isolation
  • politics
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Henry Cornelius
Written by
John Collier
Starring
Julie Harris, Laurence Harvey, Shelley Winters, Ron Randell, Lea Seidl, Anton Diffring, Jean Gargoet, Ina De La Haye
Music
Ralph Maria Siegel, Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography
Guy Green
Runtime
98 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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