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Morvern Callar

2002 · 97 min

A quiet, disorienting plunge into grief and reinvention, told through fragmented moments and a haunting soundscape.

Directed by
Lynne Ramsay
Genres
Drama
Starring
Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott, Raife Patrick Burchell
Overview
After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.

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Directed by
Lynne Ramsay
Genres
Drama
Starring
Samantha Morton, Kathleen McDermott, Raife Patrick Burchell
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
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Written by
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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