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The Pumpkin Eater

1964 · 110 min

A quietly bruising, elliptical study of a marriage eroding from within, cold and precise, leaving you unsettled long after.

Tagline: A Much Married Woman Who Drifts From Husband to Husband!
Overview: Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, betrayal, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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
betrayal
identity
isolation
parenthood
Places: home
countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild