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  1. Cynara is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film about a British lawyer who pays a heavy price for an affair. It stars Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, and Phyllis Barry. It is based on the 1928 novel An Imperfect Lover by Robert Gore-Browne.

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0022796Cynara (1932) - IMDb

    Cynara: Directed by King Vidor. With Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry, Henry Stephenson. London barrister's marriage is under strain after his affair with a shop-girl who is out to have him.

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    • Drama, Romance
    • King Vidor
    • 1932-12-24
  3. A romantic melodrama about a marriage and career threatened by infidelity, Cynara (1932) features two of the era's biggest stars, Ronald Colman and Kay Francis, as a British lawyer and his wife. Happily married Jim Warlock falls prey to the seven-year itch, and succumbs to a brief affair with a shopgirl while his wife is away.

    • King Vidor, Sherry Shourds
    • Ronald Colman
    • Proof That It’S A Pre-Code Film
    • Cynara: I Hate Everyone
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    Everyone rides Jim for not having an affair until he does.
    Clemency’s younger sister has a habit of falling for Lotharios; she’s whisked off to Venice because she’s “too young to have a scandal.”
    “Call no woman respectable until she’s dead!”
    Doris has a history with men that becomes a crucial point later on.

    There’s something to be said for emotional complexity in pre-Code Hollywood. There are films that are nuanced, thoughtful takes on relationships between men and women and the way sex interplays between long term love. There are some excellent films that really explore what happens between people who love each other when sex throws things ajar. Sadl...

    The title comes from a poem called “Non Sum Qualis Eram Bonae sub Regno Cynarae” written by Ernest Dowson. It’s the third poem from the top here. Fun fact: the same poem contains the phrase “gone w...

    This film is currently in the ether. It plays on TCM once or twice a year.
  4. Dec 24, 1932, Limited. Release Date (Streaming) Jun 29, 2016. Runtime. 1h 15m. Most Popular at Home Now. Jim Warlock (Ronald Colman), a prominent London lawyer, is confessing to his wife, the...

    • Drama
    • Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry
    • King Vidor
  5. Cynara (1932) March 28, 2009 M.O. Cast: Ronald Colman … Jim Warlock. Kay Francis … Clemency Warlock. Phyllis Barry … Doris Emily Lea. Henry Stephenson … John Tring. Viva Tattersall … Milly Miles. Florine McKinney … Garla. Clarissa Selwynne … Onslow. Paul Porcasi … Joseph, Maitre D’. George Kirby … Mr. Boots. Donald Stuart … Henry. Wilson Benge …

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  7. Jul 1, 2005 · Directed by King Vidor. With Ronald Colman, Kay Francis, Phyllis Barry. US, 1932, 35mm, black & white, 75 min. Print source: HFA. Although acclaimed for his powerful social dramas ( The Crowd , Our Daily Bread ), director King Vidor was equally adept at exploring matters of the heart with a cynical edge.