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The Proposition

1998 · 110 min

A slow-burning period drama of forbidden desire and moral compromise, wrapped in melancholy and quiet tension.

Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
One man gave up everything he owned. The other, everything he believed in.
Overview
Father Michael McKinnon goes from the UK to Boston circa 1935. For unknown reasons, he avoids at all costs the most prominent parishioners, Arthur and Eleanor Barret. Meanwhile Eleanor and Arthur desperately want to have a child, but Arthur is sterile, so they hire Harvard law student Roger Martin to impregnate Eleanor, but unfortunately Roger falls in love with her.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Lesli Linka Glatter
Written by
Rick Ramage
Starring
Madeleine Stowe, Kenneth Branagh, William Hurt, Robert Loggia, Blythe Danner, Ken Cheeseman, Dee Nelson, Pamela Hart
Music
Stephen Endelman
Cinematography
Peter Sova
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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