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Only Two Can Play

1962 · 106 min

A gentle, witty comedy of small-town manners, watching a hapless man stumble through temptation with dry charm.

Directed by
Sidney Gilliat
Genres
Comedy
Overview
John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is.

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Directed by
Sidney Gilliat
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • love
  • class
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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