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The Go-Between

1971 · 116 min

A slow, sunlit summer that curdles into quiet devastation, watching innocence used and discarded.

Directed by: Joseph Losey
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Edward Fox

Tagline: In those days, you fell in love with your own class. Or found a Go-Between.
Overview: British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.

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Directed by: Joseph Losey
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Edward Fox

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: class
coming-of-age
betrayal
love
trauma
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Joseph Losey
Written by: Harold Pinter
Starring: Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Edward Fox, Michael Redgrave, Dominic Guard, Margaret Leighton, Michael Gough, Richard Gibson
Music: Michel Legrand
Cinematography: Gerry Fisher
Runtime: 116 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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