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The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

2018 · 124 min

A gentle, book-loving comfort watch that balances wartime sorrow with quirky island warmth and a slow-blooming romance.

Overview
Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • friendship
  • grief
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, history
Directed by
Mike Newell
Written by
Don Roos, Thomas Bezucha, Kevin Hood
Starring
Lily James, Jessica Brown Findlay, Matthew Goode, Michiel Huisman, Katherine Parkinson, Glen Powell, Tom Courtenay, Kit Connor
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
124 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America, France
Languages
English, German

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