Being There
A quiet, gently absurd satire that drifts between warmth and melancholy, asking you to lean in and catch what everyone misses.
- About
- 1979 film by Hal Ashby
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1979
- Runtime
- 130 min
A quiet, gently absurd satire that drifts between warmth and melancholy, asking you to lean in and catch what everyone misses.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 1 | |
| Horror | 0 | |
| Humour | 6 | |
| Realism | 6 | |
| Romance | 3 | |
| Tension | 3 | |
| Darkness | 4 | |
| Complexity | 7 | |
| Emotional weight | 6 |
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