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To Have and to Hold

2019 · 84 min

A glossy, easy-watch romantic drama about a woman re-evaluating her marriage and discovering unexpected feelings, with a bittersweet but hopeful tone.

Directed by: Monika Mitchell
Genres: Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring: Erika Christensen, Andy Favreau, Antonio Cupo

Overview: "To Have and to Hold" centers on Alice who still can't believe her high school crush, the dashing, wealthy and successful Joe Chambers, would choose to marry her and willingly allows him to mold her into his ideal socialite wife. Despite Alice's best efforts to be the woman of Joe's dreams, he can't help but be unfaithful to her. When Joe's indiscretions impact his career, Alice's life is further turned upside down. Alice unexpectedly finds herself falling for her best friend's boyfriend and begins to wonder if her fairy tale ending could exist after all.

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Directed by: Monika Mitchell
Genres: Drama, Romance, Tv movie
Starring: Erika Christensen, Andy Favreau, Antonio Cupo

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
identity
class
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by: Monika Mitchell
Written by: Jennifer Maisel
Starring: Erika Christensen, Andy Favreau, Antonio Cupo, Rekha Sharma, Carmel Amit, Jocelyn Ott, Mark Brandon, Hamza Fouad
Music: Shawn Pierce
Cinematography: Paul Mitchnick
Runtime: 84 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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