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All Cats Are Grey

2014 · 90 min

A quiet, bittersweet character study that draws you into a delicate secret and the tentative bond it creates.

Directed by
Savina Dellicour
Genres
Drama
Overview
Paul is a chubby kind-­‐hearted amateur detective. Dorothy is an intense upper class teenager. Paul is into quoting Sherlock Holmes and watching Derrick. Dorothy is into punk clothing and hating her mother. Paul is forty three, Dorothy is sixteen, and the only thing that links them is Paul’s knowledge that he is Dorothy’s biological father… over time, this has grown into a one way relationship with Paul spying on Dorothy as she grew up, always from a safe distance…They would never have met if Dorothy hadn’t heard of Paul’s amateur detective skills. She wants to use him to find her father…
How it feels
Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, family, grief, isolation
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Savina Dellicour
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • identity
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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