Mourning Becomes Electra
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Mourning Becomes Electra

1947Movie2 h 53 minNR1 award

Drama
61
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Rotten Tomatoes67%45%
61
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3Rotten Tomatoes67%45%

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Near the end of the Civil War, the proud residents of Mannon Manor await the return of shipping tycoon Ezra Mannon and son Orin. Meanwhile Ezra’s conniving wife Christine and daughter Lavinia vie for the love of a handsome captain with a dark secret while well-meaning neighbor Peter sets his sights on Lavinia.

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Turning Into Your ParentRare · in 20 titlesWhile the transformation mainly happens offstage between Part 2 and Part 3, Lavinia and Orin return from the South Seas the spitting images of their parents—Orin thin and stony like Ezra, and Lavinia…Everyone Is Relatedin 103 titlesAdam Brant is actually the child of Ezra's uncle and a French woman, who were exiled from the house due to the scandal.All 21 tropes

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