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The Good Night

2007 · 93 min

A wistful, gently funny drift between waking disappointment and dreamy escape, leaving a quiet ache about settling for less.

Directed by: Jake Paltrow
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz

Tagline: Dreaming is believing.
Overview: Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.

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Directed by: Jake Paltrow
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring: Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
love
isolation
ambition
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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