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Mozart and the Whale

2005 · 92 min

A tender, uneven romance that finds humor and heartache in two unusual people trying to connect.

Directed by
Petter Næss
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Overview
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.

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Directed by
Petter Næss
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Petter Næss
Written by
Ronald Bass
Starring
Josh Hartnett, Radha Mitchell, Gary Cole, Sheila Kelley, Erica Leerhsen, John Carroll Lynch, Nate Mooney, Rusty Schwimmer
Music
Deborah Lurie
Cinematography
Svein Krøvel
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America, Germany
Languages
English

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