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The Novelist's Film

2022 · 92 min

A quiet, talky stroll through chance meetings and creative longing, shot in black and white with gentle humour and melancholy.

Overview: A novelist visits a bookstore run by a young colleague who's been out of touch, then takes a walk with a film director and his wife. She meets an actress and tries to convince her to make a film together.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, satirical and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Art, identity, isolation, friendship
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
isolation
friendship
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none