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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2009 · 80 min

A talky, cerebral chamber piece that unsettles as it unpacks male vanity and self-deception, rewarding patience with quiet discomfort.

Overview: After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthropology at a prestigious East Coast university is left looking for answers as to what went wrong.
How it feels: Melancholic, satirical, dark and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, gender, deception
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
gender
deception
grief
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild