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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

1968 · 123 min

A quiet, aching portrait of lonely lives in a small Southern town, carried by tender performances and a pervasive sadness that lingers.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
... and from this man who could not speak or hear, the girl heard many things.
Overview
Singer is a deaf-mute whose small world brings him in contact with a young girl, Mick, who cherishes a seemingly hopeless dream of becoming a concert pianist. At first hostile, Mick soon becomes friends with Singer, hoping to enlarge his small world. Three other central characters come to Singer for help also, each of them seeing in him a powerful force.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • loneliness
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert Ellis Miller
Written by
Thomas C. Ryan
Starring
Sondra Locke, Alan Arkin, Laurinda Barrett, Stacy Keach, Chuck McCann, Biff McGuire, Percy Rodriguez, Cicely Tyson
Music
Dave Grusin
Cinematography
James Wong Howe
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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