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Close to My Heart

1951 · 90 min

A earnest, slow-burning melodrama that tugs at the heartstrings with its moral quandaries and emotional stakes.

Tagline: 'Close to My Heart' is a picture that will always be close to yours!
Overview: A journalist's wife insists on adopting an abandoned child.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, family, identity, morality
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: parenthood
family
identity
morality
love
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none