TV series

Small Souls

1969–1970 · 1 season

A stately, melancholy family chronicle that unfolds slowly, letting old resentments and quiet decline settle over you like dust.

Overview: Landmark tv adaptation of Louis Couperus' "Small Souls" saga, that tells of the gradual disintegration of the once-powerful Van Lowe clan.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, class, betrayal, aging
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: family
class
betrayal
aging
isolation
Places: single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild