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The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

2008 · 102 min

A slow, emotionally charged period drama with a tense romantic core and a melancholic atmosphere.

Directed by
Jodie Markell
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
An American legend is back
Overview
Fisher Willow is the disliked Memphis débutante daughter of a plantation owner with a distaste for narrow-minded people and a penchant for shocking and insulting those around her. After returning from studies overseas, Fisher falls in love with Jimmy, the down-and-out son of an alcoholic father and an insane mother who works at a store on her family's plantation.

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Directed by
Jodie Markell
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Jodie Markell
Written by
Tennessee Williams
Starring
Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret, Jennifer Sipes, Mamie Gummer, Will Patton, Jessica Ann Collins
Cinematography
Giles Nuttgens
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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