The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Autumn Leaves
Drama · Mystery · Romance · 1956
A woman falls for a younger man with severe mental problems.
Movie details
Autumn Leaves
“In the dark, when I feel his heart pounding against mine - is it love? or frenzy? or terror?”
1956 Drama · Mystery · Romance 1h 47m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
A woman falls for a younger man with severe mental problems.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Autumn Leaves?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Written by
Jean Rouverol · Hugo Butler · Lewis Meltzer · Robert Blees
Joan Crawford
Millicent Wetherby
Cliff Robertson
Burt Hanson
Vera Miles
Virginia Hanson
Lorne Greene
Mr. Hanson
Ruth Donnelly
Liz Eckhart
Shepperd Strudwick
Dr. Malcolm Couzzens
Selmer Jackson
Mr. Wetherby
Court is in session
Put Autumn Leaves on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.