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Lovely Creature

2022 · 14 min

A short, dryly funny character piece that creeps up on you with a quiet, sad sting beneath the laughs.

Directed by
Richard Hunter
Genres
Drama
Overview
A comedy about a middle aged man and the tragic reality of what happens when a parent gives their child everything they've ever wanted.

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Directed by
Richard Hunter
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • class
  • guilt
  • identity
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Richard Hunter
Runtime
14 min
Country
United Kingdom

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