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Two Minutes

1939 · 43 min

A quiet, earnest portrait of persistence and sacrifice, moving slowly from domestic hope to the grim weight of the trenches.

Overview
Follows a young writer, James Selworthy, who is trying to establish himself as a writer. Supported by his wife Molly, he sends off manuscripts to publishers, but is turned down again and again. When war breaks out, he joins the army and fights in the trenches.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • war
  • family
  • survival
  • grief
Places
  • home
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Donald Taylor
Starring
Walter Hudd, Edana Romney, Patric Curwen, Jeanne Macintyre, Grethe Hansen
Cinematography
A. Frank Bundy
Runtime
43 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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