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The Hothouse

1964 · 60 min

A slow, tense chamber piece that watches a man's obsession quietly crowd out his marriage, leaving a melancholy, faintly satirical chill.

Directed by
Guy Verney
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Tagline
Wife or plants?
Overview
Tycoon husband Harry Fender, who has built up the supermarket business from the time he was a delivery boy in his teens - is now over forty and obsessed with developing the exotic plants in his hothouse.
How it feels
Tense, melancholic, dark and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, ambition, family, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Guy Verney
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Guy Verney
Written by
Donald Churchill
Starring
Diana Rigg, Harry H. Corbett, Donald Churchill, Miranda Connell
Runtime
60 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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