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The Swap and How They Make It

1966 · 102 min

A slow, uneasy slide into suburban temptation and consequence, shot with a clinical eye that makes the drama feel both lurid and sad.

Tagline: A Realistic And Shocking Approach To Adultery
Overview: Two bored suburban housewives, neglected by their workaholic husbands, take on a couple of college kids for kicks, then decide to join a wife-swapping club. Complications arise when love, jealousy and resentment arise.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, loneliness, sexuality, obsession
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
loneliness
sexuality
obsession
guilt
Places: suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong