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Big Gold Brick

2022 · 132 min

A strange, meandering curiosity that drifts between deadpan absurdity and melancholy, rewarding patience but testing it constantly.

Tagline: A 'cerebral' comedy.
Overview: Recounts the story of fledgling writer Samuel Liston and his experiences with Floyd Deveraux, the enigmatic, middle-aged father of two who enlists Samuel to write his biography.
How it feels: Absurd, dark, whimsical and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, family, memory
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
family
memory
art
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild