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The Viewing Room

2022 · 22 min

A quiet, contained gathering where politeness strains against unspoken grief, drawing you into the small frictions beneath a dignified surface.

Directed by: Love Von Hauswolff
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Julia Sporre, Maria Grudemo El Hayek, Carita Ivanova

Overview: Fanny prepares a memorial for her deceased artist mother at a gallery. Family and friends gather to eat dinner surrounded by her mother’s pictures. It is dignified, tranquil, and well-organized, but beneath the surface tensions simmer.

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Directed by: Love Von Hauswolff
Genres: Drama, Family
Starring: Julia Sporre, Maria Grudemo El Hayek, Carita Ivanova

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
family
art
memory
identity
Places: workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, family
Directed by: Love Von Hauswolff
Written by: Love Von Hauswolff
Starring: Julia Sporre, Maria Grudemo El Hayek, Carita Ivanova, Oliver Andersson, Rakel Vinka, Stefan Isaksson, Jacqueline Georget, Peter Perski
Cinematography: Simon Averin Markström
Runtime: 22 min

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