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The Long Distance Piano Player

1970 · 80 min

A quiet, claustrophobic character study of fixation, with a wry edge and a slow, uneasy pull toward exhaustion.

Directed by: Philip Saville
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Ray Davies, Norman Rossington, Lois Daine

Overview: The first Play for Today is the story of one man's obsession (to win the world long distance piano playing record) and the battle for good (his wife) and evil (his agent) that rages around him.

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Directed by: Philip Saville
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Ray Davies, Norman Rossington, Lois Daine

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
ambition
identity
family
madness
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: Philip Saville
Written by: Alan Sharp
Starring: Ray Davies, Norman Rossington, Lois Daine, James Hazeldine, Bert Palmer, John Barrett, Ken Hutchison, Michael Francis
Cinematography: John Wyatt
Runtime: 80 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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