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A Modern Affair

1996 · 90 min

A gentle, talky indie romance that ambles through adult longing and commitment with modest charm and a few wry laughs.

Directed by
Vern Oakley
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
They met, fell in love, and had a baby. (Not necessarily in that order.)
Overview
A Modern Affair is an independent feature directed by Vern Oakley and produced by Tribe Pictures. Starring Stanley Tucci and Lisa Eichhorn, the film's plot reverses the conventions of romantic comedies: instead of man meet woman - fall in love, marry and have baby, in this film the woman gets pregnant, then meets the father, then falls in love. Grace Rhodes (Lisa Eichhorn) is a lonely, successful executive whose biological clock is loudly ticking.

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Directed by
Vern Oakley
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • parenthood
  • loneliness
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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