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Lover

2016 · 10 min

A brief, theatrical curiosity that plays like a staged poem, asking you to lean in and savor the language.

Directed by
Jon Lefkovitz
Genres
Romance
Starring
Megan Rosati, Ben Whitehair, Annie Sherman
Tagline
Wrestle with thy affections.
Overview
A voyeuristic woman falls in love at first sight. All dialogue taken from the plays and poems of WIlliam Shakespeare.

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Directed by
Jon Lefkovitz
Genres
Romance
Starring
Megan Rosati, Ben Whitehair, Annie Sherman
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance
Directed by
Jon Lefkovitz
Written by
Briggs Hatton, Jon Lefkovitz
Starring
Megan Rosati, Ben Whitehair, Annie Sherman, Melissa Goodnight, Alexander Sherman, Talia Stol, Anne Lefkovitz, Nora Shnorhokian
Runtime
10 min
Country
United States of America

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