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Can You Hear Me, Mother?

1935 · 77 min

A gentle, cheerful comedy with simple slapstick and a warm-hearted journey, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Directed by
Leslie Pearce
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Sandy Powell, Mary Lawson, Paul Thomson
Overview
A British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce

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Directed by
Leslie Pearce
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Sandy Powell, Mary Lawson, Paul Thomson
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Leslie Pearce
Written by
Sandy Powell, Paul Thomson
Starring
Sandy Powell, Mary Lawson, Paul Thomson, Muriel Aked, Elsie Irving, Katie Kay, Norman Pierce, Raymond Huntley
Cinematography
Leslie Rowson
Runtime
77 min
Country
United Kingdom

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