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Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · 104 min

A silky, witty narration draws you into a coolly amoral climb, making murder feel like elegant social comedy.

Tagline: He chopped down the family tree...
Overview: When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
ambition
crime
betrayal
morality
Places: big city
single country house
prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, crime
Directed by: Robert Hamer
Written by: Robert Hamer, John Dighton
Starring: Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Valerie Hobson, Audrey Fildes, Miles Malleson, Clive Morton, John Penrose
Music: Ernest Irving
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
Runtime: 104 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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