TV series

After Julius

1979 · 1 season

A quiet, talky weekend gathering where old wounds and buried truths surface slowly, leaving a lingering ache.

Overview: Adaptation of Elizabeth Jane Howard's novel about the family of a publisher, killed in World War II, who discover unwelcome truths about him twenty years later in the course of a weekend at his widow's home.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, memory, deception
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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
grief
memory
deception
betrayal
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild