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Lovely

1998 · 16 min

A gentle, quirky workplace comedy that charms with its small-scale absurdity and quiet search for recognition.

Directed by
Graham Drysdale
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Anita Vettesse, Colin McLaren, Bruce Morton
Overview
A tea girl's last day at work before she becomes a typist. A search for recognition - featuring a dancing turtle.

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Directed by
Graham Drysdale
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Anita Vettesse, Colin McLaren, Bruce Morton
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • work
  • identity
  • class
  • ambition
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Graham Drysdale
Written by
Andrew Mackenzie-Betty, Graham Drysdale, Fergus Robb
Starring
Anita Vettesse, Colin McLaren, Bruce Morton, Derek J. Lennen
Runtime
16 min
Country
United Kingdom

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