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Lord Love a Duck

1966 · 105 min

A gleefully misanthropic satire that feels like a fever dream of 1960s teen culture, funny and unsettling in equal measure.

Directed by: George Axelrod
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright

Tagline: This motion picture is an act of pure aggression
Overview: From his prison cell, young Alan Musgrave relates his experiences of the previous year dedicated to fulfilling every whim of beautiful and self-absorbed high school senior Barbara Ann Greene.

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Directed by: George Axelrod
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright

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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
ambition
corruption
class
madness
Places: school
suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	2
Humour	8
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: George Axelrod
Written by: Larry H. Johnson, George Axelrod
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Tuesday Weld, Lola Albright, Martin West, Ruth Gordon, Harvey Korman, Sarah Marshall, Lynn Carey
Music: Neal Hefti
Cinematography: Daniel L. Fapp
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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