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The Browning Version

1994 · 97 min

A quiet, painful character study that slowly reveals the dignity beneath a lifetime of disappointment, ending with a cathartic release.

Directed by
Mike Figgis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine
Tagline
The greatest lessons in the life and the ones learned by heart.
Overview
Andrew Crocker-Harris is an embittered and disliked teacher of Greek and Latin at a British prep school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire for 'health reasons', and perhaps may not even be given a pension. The boys regard him as a Hitler, with some justification. His unfaithful wife Laura tries to hurt him in any way she can. Andrew must come to terms with his failed life and at least regain his own self-esteem.

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  • Paramount Plus
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Directed by
Mike Figgis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • isolation
  • redemption
  • grief
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Mike Figgis
Written by
Ronald Harwood
Starring
Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, Matthew Modine, Julian Sands, Michael Gambon, Ben Silverstone, Jim Sturgess, Joseph Beattie
Music
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Cinematography
Jean-François Robin
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Latin, French, Greek, English

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