Foolish Wives fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, the mind, and society
Standout performances
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Foolish Wives is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, the mind, and society
Its world is built around history, the mind, and society.
Standout performances
The performances stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Foolish Wives is included with a subscription to Artiflix in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Darkroom. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 6.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 89%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: sexual content.
2 h 23 min
Foolish Wives runs 2 h 23 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Foolish Wives higher (89) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $400,200 worldwide, 36% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some xx. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 28 storytelling tropes for Foolish Wives, including An Arm and a Leg, Caught in the Rain, The Casanova.
6.9
