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Show Business

2016 · 85 min

A wry, talky look at creative compromise that feels like watching a passion project slowly get argued into mediocrity.

Directed by
Alexander Tovar
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Alexander Tovar, Amelia Meyers, Jillian Johnston
Tagline
Like no business he knows.
Overview
A writer from New York moves to Los Angeles with his fiancé to adapt a children’s book for a Hollywood producer. A series of meetings begin between the author of the book, the director, and other actors, each having their own take on the direction of the script. The writer and his financier are constantly fighting as the work becomes more and more tiring and gruesome. Fearing medication has made him mediocre, the writer is faced with a choice between having a happy life and being a successful writer in Hollywood.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Alexander Tovar
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Alexander Tovar, Amelia Meyers, Jillian Johnston
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • art
  • identity
  • betrayal
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
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Alexander Tovar
Written by
Alexander Tovar
Starring
Alexander Tovar, Amelia Meyers, Jillian Johnston, Robert Maffia, Andrew Hawkes, Eric Winzenried, Nancy Young
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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