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Kingsgate

1989 · 110 min

A talky, literate chamber drama that drifts through awkward encounters and quiet emotional undercurrents, rewarding patience more than momentum.

Directed by: Jack Darcus
Genres: Drama
Starring: Elizabeth Dancoes, Duncan Fraser, Barbara March

Overview: A literature student (Elizabeth Dancoes) and her professor lover (Duncan Fraser) meet her folks, then visit a famous writer and his wife (Barbara March).

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Directed by: Jack Darcus
Genres: Drama
Starring: Elizabeth Dancoes, Duncan Fraser, Barbara March

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: identity
love
art
family
class
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Jack Darcus
Written by: Jack Darcus
Starring: Elizabeth Dancoes, Duncan Fraser, Barbara March, Alan Scarfe, Roberta Maxwell
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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