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The Loved One

1965 · 122 min

A wickedly funny, macabre satire that skewers Hollywood and the funeral business with a detached, absurdist chill.

Directed by
Tony Richardson
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
The motion picture with something to offend everyone!
Overview
The suicide of his expatriate uncle draws Englishman and poet Dennis Barlow into California's booming funeral industry.
How it feels
Satirical, dark, absurd and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Death, greed, media, identity
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • greed
  • media
  • identity
  • faith
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Tony Richardson
Written by
Christopher Isherwood, Terry Southern
Starring
Robert Morse, Jonathan Winters, Anjanette Comer, Rod Steiger, Dana Andrews, Milton Berle, James Coburn, John Gielgud
Music
John Addison
Cinematography
Haskell Wexler
Runtime
122 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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