Movie

Weighed But Found Wanting

1974 · 128 min

A slow, sorrowful plunge into small-town cruelty, watching a boy's innocence curdle into grief and quiet defiance.

Overview: A privileged teenager, disillusioned with the hypocrisy he witnesses in his small town, forms a bond with a lonely man with leprosy and a mentally distressed homeless woman.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, coming-of-age, morality, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
coming-of-age
morality
grief
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild