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Tart

2001 · 94 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into privileged teen dysfunction, where every party and betrayal tightens a knot of dread and sadness.

Directed by
Christina Wayne
Genres
Drama, Crime
Tagline
Sex, Drugs and Study Hall.
Overview
A student will do anything to become part of the "in-crowd" at the exclusive school she attends in New York.

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Directed by
Christina Wayne
Genres
Drama, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • class
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Christina Wayne
Written by
Christina Wayne
Starring
Dominique Swain, Brad Renfro, Bijou Phillips, Mischa Barton, Alberta Watson, Myles Jeffrey, Lacey Chabert, Scott Thompson
Music
Jeehun Hwang
Cinematography
Stephen Kazmierski
Runtime
94 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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