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Second Best

1972 · 25 min

A quiet, literary short that unfolds slowly, letting the reunion between two estranged sisters carry a subdued emotional weight.

Directed by: Stephen Dartnell
Genres: Drama
Starring: Victoria Ward, Annette Widdowson, Alan Bates

Overview: A short film based on a story by D.H. Lawrence in which two sisters meet after being apart for a long time.
How it feels: Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Directed by: Stephen Dartnell
Genres: Drama
Starring: Victoria Ward, Annette Widdowson, Alan Bates

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
Places: countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Details

Genres: drama
Directed by: Stephen Dartnell
Written by: Stephen Dartnell
Starring: Victoria Ward, Annette Widdowson, Alan Bates
Runtime: 25 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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