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The Auricle

1999 · 64 min

A quiet, lived-in character study that drifts through a gritty city neighborhood, asking patience and rewarding it with small, uneasy observations.

Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Marcin Świetlicki, Maciej Maleńczuk, Marian Dziędziel

Overview: A writer moves to an apartment in Warsaw's Praga neighborhood to write a new book.

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Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Marcin Świetlicki, Maciej Maleńczuk, Marian Dziędziel

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
art
identity
class
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, tv movie
Directed by: Wojciech Smarzowski
Written by: Wojciech Smarzowski
Starring: Marcin Świetlicki, Maciej Maleńczuk, Marian Dziędziel, Elżbieta Jarosik, Krystyna Rutkowska-Ulewicz, Muniek Staszczyk, Eliza Ryciak, Mirosław Zbrojewicz
Runtime: 64 min
Country: Poland
Languages: Polish

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