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Unknown Things

2007 · 90 min

A quiet, uneasy character study that draws you into a lonely man's fixation through slow, tense observation.

Directed by
Bruno Coppola
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Rhys, Elsa Zylberstein, Adam Henderson
Overview
An antiques dealer in London is obsessed with the wife of one of his clients and seeks out ever-more unusual collectible mechanical objects to be near her for longer.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Bruno Coppola
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paul Rhys, Elsa Zylberstein, Adam Henderson
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • obsession
  • love
  • isolation
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Bruno Coppola
Written by
Matthew Jansky
Starring
Paul Rhys, Elsa Zylberstein, Adam Henderson, David Hayman, Saskia Reeves
Cinematography
Ken Westbury
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom

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