TV series

Islands in the Stream

1978 · 1 season

A talky, stagebound chamber piece that drifts slowly, asking patience as it broods over wounded men and the people who circle them.

Overview: TV version of a play based on Ernest Hemingway's posthumous novel.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, family, grief, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
grief
identity
betrayal
Places: sea
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild