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An Awfully Big Adventure

1995 · 113 min

A bittersweet, backstage coming-of-age tale that slowly darkens into a haunting study of disillusionment and quiet cruelty.

Directed by: Mike Newell
Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Alan Rickman, Georgina Cates, Hugh Grant

Tagline: In love, as in life, destiny is always waiting in the wings
Overview: Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.

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Directed by: Mike Newell
Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring: Alan Rickman, Georgina Cates, Hugh Grant

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
obsession
betrayal
loneliness
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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