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Year of the Comet

1992 · 91 min

A light, breezy caper that mixes romance and mild suspense with picturesque European scenery.

Directed by
Peter Yates
Genres
Adventure
Tagline
A comedy about romance and other perilous adventures.
Overview
An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.

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Directed by
Peter Yates
Genres
Adventure
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
adventure
Directed by
Peter Yates
Written by
William Goldman
Starring
Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly, Louis Jourdan, Art Malik, Ian Richardson, Ian McNeice, Tim Bentinck, Shane Rimmer
Music
Hummie Mann
Cinematography
Roger Pratt
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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