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The Proud and the Beautiful

1953Movie1 h 43 min

Drama
69
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2

A deeply moving, profoundly sad drama movie about everyday modern life and the mind, with standout performances and characters.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · public viewing safe

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing

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Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

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Story

Strips Bare of Prim Morality a Side of Love That Women Won't Admit - Even to Themselves!

Life in a small Mexican village where joy and misery, hope and pain, passion and guilt, love and decay, life and death are mixed in the peasants life and two French citizens who end up stranded in there, during a typhoid epidemic.

Feels like

  • Gothic Melodrama
  • Psychological Romance
  • Existential Despair
  • French New Wave Precursor
  • Intense Character Study
  • Atmospheric Tension
  • Tragic Love Story
  • Visually Evocative
  • Slow-Burning Drama

Cast

10 of 10

Crew

Directed by
Yves Allégret, Rafael E. Portas
Written by
Jean-Paul Sartre, Yves Allégret
Produced by
Salvador Elizondo
Music by
Paul Misraki

Everyone

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Facts

November 25, 1953 · 1 h 43 min · Strong Language, Drug Use

Released
November 25, 1953
Runtime
1 h 43 min
Content
Strong Language, Drug Use
Genres
Drama
Original language
Spanish
Also spoken
French
Made in
France, Mexico
Available in
10 countries

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Proud and the Beautiful?"

Questions about The Proud and the Beautiful

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Proud and the Beautiful?

It streams in 8 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Proud and the Beautiful worth watching?

69
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69 (IMDb 7.2).

Is The Proud and the Beautiful plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (9 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is The Proud and the Beautiful good for date night?

AdultsPublic Viewing SafeSolo Watch

Not really: romance is 7 of 10, but the viewing guide doesn't list it for date night.

Is The Proud and the Beautiful in English?

SpanishFrench

No, it was made in Spanish, with some French.