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Three Days of Rain

2002 · 98 min

A quiet, rain-soaked mosaic of lonely lives, carried by soft jazz and a gentle, melancholic ache.

Directed by: Michael Meredith
Genres: Drama
Starring: Peter Falk, Erick Avari, Lyle Lovett

Overview: Six Anton Chekhov short stories set in modern day Cleveland during a three day rain storm.

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Directed by: Michael Meredith
Genres: Drama
Starring: Peter Falk, Erick Avari, Lyle Lovett

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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: grief
isolation
family
survival
class
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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