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Restoration

1995 · 117 min

A lavish, bittersweet journey through excess and plague toward humility, mixing courtly intrigue with heartfelt redemption.

Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Meg Ryan, Sam Neill

Tagline: An ordinary man, an irresistible offer. In a world of seduction and power, temptation has its price.
Overview: An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King's court and lives the high life provided to someone of his position. Merivel is ordered to marry his King's mistress in order to divert the queens suspicions. He is given one order by the king and that is not to fall in love. The situation worsens when Merivel finds himself in love with his new wife. Eventually, the King finds out and relieves Merivel of his position and wealth. His fall from grace leaves Merivel where he first started. And through his travels and reunions with an old friend, he rediscovers his love for true medicine and what it really means to be a physician.

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Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Meg Ryan, Sam Neill

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
identity
love
class
death
Places: single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Written by: Rupert Walters, Rose Termain
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Meg Ryan, Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Hugh Grant, Polly Walker, Ian McKellen, Ian McDiarmid
Music: James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Runtime: 117 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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