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Me and Orson Welles

2008 · 114 min

A charming, bittersweet backstage coming-of-age story with lively theatre energy and a magnetic central performance.

Directed by: Richard Linklater
Genres: Drama, History, Comedy
Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes

Tagline: All's Fair in love and Theater.
Overview: New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

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Directed by: Richard Linklater
Genres: Drama, History, Comedy
Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: coming-of-age
ambition
betrayal
love
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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