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Rosebud

1991 · 14 min

A quiet, sensual short that drifts between observation and fantasy, asking you to sit with longing rather than plot.

Directed by
Cheryl Farthing
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Julie Graham, Jessica Adams, Rachel Grimstead
Overview
A woman who comes across two women making love on a rooftop fantasizes about lesbian love.

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Directed by
Cheryl Farthing
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Julie Graham, Jessica Adams, Rachel Grimstead
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • love
  • identity
  • obsession
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Cheryl Farthing
Written by
Cheryl Farthing
Starring
Julie Graham, Jessica Adams, Rachel Grimstead, Clive Mitchell, Sadie Lee
Runtime
14 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
No Language

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