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A Sudden Wrench

1982 · 60 min

A quiet, closely observed character piece that finds small triumphs in a woman quietly refusing the role laid out for her.

Directed by
Jon Amiel
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Rosemary Martin, Dave Hill, Sasha Mitchell
Overview
Christine takes up an unusual line of work and proves she is not just another bored housewife.

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Directed by
Jon Amiel
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Rosemary Martin, Dave Hill, Sasha Mitchell
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • work
  • gender
  • family
  • freedom
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Jon Amiel
Written by
Paula Milne
Starring
Rosemary Martin, Dave Hill, Sasha Mitchell, Roger Booth, Jesse Birdsall, Jo Kendall, Anne Raitt, Nigel Williams
Runtime
60 min
Languages
English

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