Movie

The Great Passage

2013 · 133 min

A quiet, gentle, deeply earnest look at patient craftsmanship and shy people slowly finding their place, warm and unhurried.

Tagline: Will The Great Passage ever be completed?
Overview: Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Work, obsession, love, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
obsession
love
identity
found family
Places: workplace
home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild