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A Choice of Coward: Design for Living

1964 · 74 min

A witty, talky drawing-room comedy of manners, buoyant with verbal sparring and sly charm, staged with theatrical intimacy.

Overview
Independent Gilda is resigned fo a life of married tedium when Otto and Leo, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • sexuality
  • freedom
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Joan Kemp-Welch
Written by
Noël Coward
Starring
Jill Bennett, Daniel Massey, John Wood
Runtime
74 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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