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The Old Curiosity Shop

1934 · 105 min

A sombre, old-fashioned Dickensian melodrama that moves at a stately pace, drawing you into its world of debt and displacement with earnest sentiment and a lingering sense of loss.

Directed by
Thomas Bentley
Genres
Drama
Overview
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Grief, politics, family, survival
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Thomas Bentley
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror2
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Thomas Bentley
    Written by
    Margaret Kennedy, Ralph Neale
    Starring
    Elaine Benson, Ben Webster, Hay Petrie, Beatrix Thomson, Gibb McLaughlin, Lily Long, Reginald Purdell, Polly Ward
    Music
    Herman Finck
    Cinematography
    Claude Friese-Greene
    Runtime
    105 min
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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