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I Capture the Castle

2003 · 113 min

A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age romance with a whimsical edge, set in a decaying castle and told through a young writer's observant eyes.

Tagline
You can't choose who you fall in love with
Overview
In 1930s England, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family struggle to survive in a decaying English castle.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Tim Fywell
Written by
Heidi Thomas
Starring
Romola Garai, Rose Byrne, Tara Fitzgerald, Bill Nighy, Henry Thomas, Henry Cavill, Marc Blucas, Sinéad Cusack
Music
Dario Marianelli
Cinematography
Richard Greatrex
Runtime
113 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Italian

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