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The Magic of Ordinary Days

2005 · 98 min

A gentle, slow-burning romance that feels like a warm blanket, with quiet emotional depth and a touch of wartime melancholy.

Tagline
In a world at war, he gave her a place of peace.
Overview
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, romance, tv movie
Directed by
Brent Shields
Written by
Camille Thomasson
Starring
Keri Russell, Skeet Ulrich, Mare Winningham, Tania Gunadi, Gwendoline Yeo, Stephen Strachan, Katie Keating, Ken Pogue
Cinematography
Eric Van Haren Noman
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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