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The Very Thought of You

1998 · 88 min

A breezy, charming romantic comedy with a playful narrative structure and a light, witty tone.

Directed by
Nick Hamm
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Two's Company. Three's a Crowd. Four's a Disaster.
Overview
Laurence recounts to his neighbour how his life long friendship with Frank and Daniel has been overturned in just three days by their each independently meeting, and falling for, Martha, who has no idea of their connection. Slowly the tale unfolds, the narrative moving backwards and forwards gradually filling in the gaps until we see the whole picture

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Directed by
Nick Hamm
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • friendship
  • identity
  • deception
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Nick Hamm
Written by
Peter Morgan
Starring
Monica Potter, Rufus Sewell, Tom Hollander, Joseph Fiennes, Ray Winstone, Debora Weston, Jan Pearson, Rebecca Craig
Music
Edward Shearmur
Cinematography
David Johnson
Runtime
88 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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