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No Guitar Blues

1991 · 27 min

This is a heartfelt and straightforward story about a young person's moral choices.

Directed by
Gary Templeton
Genres
Tv movie, Family, Music
Overview
“The No Guitar Blues” follows young Fausto Sanchez on his weekend-long quest to earn enough money to buy a guitar. The manner in which he obtains the money, however, forces Fausto to deal with feelings of guilt. Through this experience, Fausto reaches the conclusion that no goal, no matter how important, is worth sacrificing honesty. Based on a story from “Baseball in April” by Gary Soto.
How it feels
Earnest and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Morality, guilt, music, coming-of-age
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Gary Templeton
Genres
Tv movie, Family, Music
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
tv movie, family, music
Directed by
Gary Templeton
Written by
Gary Soto
Starring
Isaac Ocampo, Mike Vitar, Susana Álvarez, Enrique Renaldo, Luz Briseno
Cinematography
Peter B. Good
Runtime
27 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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