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A Kind of Loving

1962 · 112 min

A stark, tender portrait of ordinary lives, steeped in grey northern light and quiet desperation.

Tagline
A kind of loving that knew no wrong until it was too late!
Overview
As Vic Brown vacillates between infatuation and disinterest for his co-worker Ingrid Rothwell, she finds out that she is pregnant and Vic has to reconcile how he thought his life would go with what life actually has in store for him.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • family
  • love
  • class
  • parenthood
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Written by
Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall
Starring
Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora Hird, Bert Palmer, Pat Keen, James Bolam, Jack Smethurst, Gwen Nelson
Music
Ron Grainer
Cinematography
Denys N. Coop
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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