The Razor’s Edge
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 1946 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Edmund Goulding |
| Cast | Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall |
| Genre | Drama |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | The Razor’s Edge | – |
| Español | El filo de la navaja | El filo de la navaja |
| Français | Le Fil du rasoir | Le Fil du rasoir |
| Deutsch | Auf Messers Schneide | Auf Messers Schneide |
| Português | O Fio da Navalha | O Fio da Navalha |
| Italiano | Il filo del rasoio | Il filo del rasoio |
| Русский | Лезвие бритвы | Lezvie britvy |
| 中文（简体） | 剃刀边缘 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 剃刀邊緣 | – |
| 한국어 | 면도날 | Myeondonal |
| ไทย | – | – |
| Tiếng Việt | Lưỡi dao cạo | Luoi dao cao |
| Bahasa Indonesia | – | – |
| 日本語 | 剃刀の刃 | Kamisori no ha |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which spiritual awakening and social success collide within a postwar search for meaning.
■ Synopsis
A disillusioned veteran rejects wealth, status, and conventional marriage in pursuit of spiritual truth.
■ RECIPE Tags
#SpiritualQuest #Renunciation #PostwarDisillusionment #MeaningBeyondStatus #InnerAwakening
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Disillusionment after war
Reason: The protagonist’s return from war makes ordinary ambition feel spiritually insufficient.
Related Film: Lost Horizon - Middle: Rejection of social success
Reason: Wealth, marriage, and class expectation become obstacles to the search for meaning.
Related Film: Siddhartha - Core: Spiritual truth beyond worldly identity
Reason: The conclusion moves toward inward transformation rather than social victory.
Related Film: Ikiru
■ Secondary Axes
- Renunciation of privilege: The privileged world is tested against a deeper demand for truth.
Related Film: The Last Temptation of Christ - Life remeasured after suffering: Pain becomes the threshold through which existence is revalued.
Related Film: Wild Strawberries
■ Person
- Director: Edmund Goulding
- Cast: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall
■ Structural Tags
#RenunciationStructure #PostwarMeaningSearch #SpiritualRevaluation
■ Attribute Tags
#AmericanFilm #1946Film #DramaFilm
