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A Month in the Country

1987 · 96 min

A quiet, gentle film that slowly reveals the inner wounds of war amid the beauty of a rural English summer.

Directed by
Pat O'Connor
Genres
History, Drama
Tagline
They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…
Overview
A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

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Directed by
Pat O'Connor
Genres
History, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • healing
  • trauma
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • memory
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Pat O'Connor
Written by
Simon Gray
Starring
Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, Natasha Richardson, Patrick Malahide, Jim Carter, Richard Vernon, Tony Haygarth, Tim Barker
Music
Howard Blake
Cinematography
Kenneth MacMillan
Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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