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Sweetie

1989 · 100 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into family dysfunction, mixing dark comedy with moments of tender sadness and bizarre imagery.

Directed by
Jane Campion
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos
Tagline
There will not be a more extraordinary film than “Sweetie” in a long long time!
Overview
The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten roots of their family and placing a strain on Kay and Louis’ relationship.

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Directed by
Jane Campion
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • madness
  • isolation
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Jane Campion
Written by
Gerard Lee, Jane Campion
Starring
Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling, Dorothy Barry, Andre Pataczek, Michael Lake, Jean Hadgraft
Music
Martin Armiger
Cinematography
Sally Bongers
Runtime
100 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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