Movie

Book of Love

2004 · 83 min

A quiet, uncomfortable study of a marriage quietly coming apart, watching ordinary people make choices that hurt everyone.

Tagline: When good people do bad things.
Overview: Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man gets between a high school history teacher and his wife.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, love, guilt, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
love
guilt
coming-of-age
morality
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild