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Husbands

1970 · 131 min

Loose, raw, uncomfortable and often hilarious, it drifts through male grief and bluster with long improvised scenes that reward patience.

Tagline
A comedy about life, death and freedom.
Overview
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave the country together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • friendship
  • identity
  • freedom
  • aging
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
John Cassavetes
Written by
John Cassavetes
Starring
Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Jenny Runacre, Jenny Lee Wright, Noelle Kao, John Kullers, Meta Shaw Stevens
Cinematography
Victor J. Kemper
Runtime
131 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Cantonese, English

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