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I Believe in You

1952 · 95 min

A sober, semi-documentary slice of post-war London life, humane and quietly absorbing as it follows flawed people trying to reform.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Utilising a semi-documentary approach to explore the lives of British probation officers and their charges in London, Henry Allardyce Phipps is a bored retired colonial service diplomat who encounters an 18-year-old probationer named Norma.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • redemption
  • justice
  • class
  • family
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Basil Dearden, Michael Relph
Written by
Basil Dearden, Jack Whittingham, Michael Relph
Starring
Celia Johnson, Cecil Parker, Joan Collins, Laurence Harvey, Godfrey Tearle, Harry Fowler, George Relph, Ernest Jay
Music
Ernest Irving
Cinematography
Gordon Dines
Runtime
95 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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