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White Mischief

1987 · 107 min

A sun-drenched, decadent descent into jealousy and murder among bored aristocrats, elegant yet unsettling.

Tagline: In a world of wife swapping, drugs and chocolate covered lobsters, murder seemed so uncivilised.
Overview: A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break up peacefully, but the bon vivant is murdered and all the evidence points to the husband.

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
class
guilt
death
Places: countryside
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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

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Genres: drama, romance, thriller
Directed by: Michael Radford
Written by: Michael Radford, Jonathan Gems
Starring: Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Joss Ackland, Sarah Miles, John Hurt, Trevor Howard, Geraldine Chaplin, Murray Head
Music: George Fenton
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English, Swahili

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