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MPAA Rated PG for thematic material
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Sex & Nudity

  • Massage scene where an erection is seen, albeit with a towel over it.
  • Some romantic kissing between couples.
  • It's implied that a married woman is having an affair.
  • A married man tries to seduce a woman. She refuses him, and he becomes angry.

Violence & Gore

  • Some heated arguments.

Profanity

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • While the film begins as a romance, it follows the story of a woman's decline in society. The story is a bleak and serious one in the end.
  • References to poor choices a woman has made with her money because she gambles in card games.

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Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A woman is seen taking prescription medication that is not hers, on several different occasions. At the end of the film, she swallows the entire bottle to commit suicide.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The main character commits suicide at the end of the film by drinking a whole bottle of prescription medication. She simply lies down on the bed and goes to sleep as she dies. Her lover finds her dead and cries as he holds her.

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