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Love in Bright Landscapes

2022 · 101 min

A wistful, music-filled remembrance that lingers on talent and loss, moving gently through memory toward a quiet, saddening end.

Directed by
Jonathan Alley
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David McComb, Niall Lucy, Phil Kakulas
Overview
An engrossing portrait of the rise and untimely demise of David McComb, the virtuosic frontman of Australian rock band The Triffids.

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Directed by
Jonathan Alley
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David McComb, Niall Lucy, Phil Kakulas
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • music
  • grief
  • death
  • art
  • ambition
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
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Directed by
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Starring
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Runtime
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