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Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960 · 112 min

A breezy, affectionate comedy of domestic chaos and city-versus-country life, carried by warm performances and gentle satire.

Directed by
Charles Walters
Genres
Comedy, Family, Romance
Starring
Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige
Tagline
The Uproarious Movie From The Big Best-Seller!
Overview
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York.

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Directed by
Charles Walters
Genres
Comedy, Family, Romance
Starring
Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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