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Inserts

1975 · 117 min

A claustrophobic, boozy chamber piece that feels like watching a car crash in slow motion, equal parts hilarious and despairing.

Directed by: John Byrum
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Bob Hoskins

Tagline: A degenerate film, with dignity.
Overview: A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.

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Directed by: John Byrum
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Jessica Harper, Bob Hoskins

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
addiction
art
power
isolation
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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