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The Wake

2006 · 98 min

A quiet, offbeat chamber piece that balances wry humour with a gentle, melancholic meditation on mortality.

Directed by: Paul Williams
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Chris Courtenay, Brigitte Jarvis, Daniel Carter-Hope

Tagline: Life and death... it's not all black and white.
Overview: A man obsessed with life and a woman obsessed with death meet at the wake of a man neither of them had met but both of them knew.

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Directed by: Paul Williams
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Chris Courtenay, Brigitte Jarvis, Daniel Carter-Hope

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
identity
obsession
isolation
love
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Paul Williams
Written by: Paul Williams
Starring: Chris Courtenay, Brigitte Jarvis, Daniel Carter-Hope, Ian Conningham, Daniel McLeod, Stuart Olesker, Paul Terry, David Adeane
Music: Paul Terry
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English

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