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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

1969 · 116 min

A sharply observed, emotionally charged drama that lingers on the consequences of charisma and manipulation.

Directed by: Ronald Neame
Genres: Drama
Starring: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin

Tagline: In the surprising world of Jean Brodie, there were two men and four girls.
Overview: A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.

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Directed by: Ronald Neame
Genres: Drama
Starring: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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
betrayal
coming-of-age
power
obsession
Places: school
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Written by: Jay Presson Allen
Starring: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Celia Johnson, Gordon Jackson, Diane Grayson, Jane Carr, Shirley Steedman
Music: Rod McKuen
Cinematography: Ted Moore
Runtime: 116 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: Italian, Latin, French, English

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