Short film

Jealousy

1993 · 30 min

A brisk, silly farce of suspicion and drag that plays like a sitcom episode, more awkward than cruel.

Overview: Despite trying to cure himself with a hypnosis tape John Pettigrew is insanely jealous of his wife Jane Margory and convinced she is having an affair with her handsome water aerobics instructor. Seeing a name and number in her diary he follows her in drag, only to find it is a transvestite club she is covering as a journalist and where he is embarrassingly chatted up. In the event his suspicions are correct but the proof comes at a cost.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, light and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Obsession, betrayal, identity, deception
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
identity
deception
gender
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild