The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Star!
Drama · Music · Romance · 1968
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.
Movie details
Star!
“Happiness is a girl called Julie!”
1968 Drama · Music · Romance 2h 56m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.
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 Star!?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
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
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
William Fairchild
Julie Andrews
Gertrude Lawrence
Richard Crenna
Richard Aldrich
Michael Craig
Sir Anthony Spencer
Daniel Massey
Noël Coward
Robert Reed
Charles Fraser
Bruce Forsyth
Arthur Lawrence
Beryl Reid
Rose
Court is in session
Put Star! on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.