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A Moment Too Long

1990 · 113 min

A slow, heavy melodrama of scheming and heartbreak, watching people trade love for money and slowly poison each other.

Directed by
Chito S. Roño
Genres
Drama
Tagline
A promise of a moment becomes forever... A second of tear now is too long
Overview
Ted dreams of becoming rich and powerful. So he certainly doesn't want to marry his equally poor girlfriend, Nina. But when Ted introduces Nina to his rich, sick and old boss, Don Edmundo, his boss becomes infatuated with her. Ted persuades Nina to marry Don Edmundo, hoping for the old man's death and inheritance. Edmundo's daughter Lolit returns from the States and Nina is horrified when Ted marries her.
How it feels
Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, greed, ambition, class
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Directed by
Chito S. Roño
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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Tone
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 mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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