Beloved Infidel

Beloved Infidel

The bitter-sweet love affair of the East End orphan girl who became the friend of the famous.

Directed by Henry King

Produced by The Company of Artists

1959123 min6.0 / 10

A bittersweet period romance tracing the passionate but ultimately destructive affair between a gossip columnist and a fading literary giant, caught between ambition and decline.

In the late 1930s, Sheilah Graham’s Hollywood column quickly becomes popular for its biting tone. At a party, she meets author F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the two begin a torrid affair. Scott laments that his writing has fallen out of fashion, and when he is fired from his screenwriting position, he begins drinking heavily. Soon his intrusive, volatile behavior threatens their relationship and Sheilah's career.

Questions people ask

  • Is Beloved Infidel sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Beloved Infidel scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Beloved Infidel violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does Beloved Infidel end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Beloved Infidel easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity36

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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