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The Best of Friends

1980

A talky, stage-like drama of two men circling each other with old wounds and childish pride.

Directed by
Derek Lister
Genres
Drama
Overview
What is friendship? Why do two grown men behave like egomaniac children or flustered prima donnas? And when they meet unexpectedly after ten years, how will things be?
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Friendship, identity, memory
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Derek Lister
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Derek Lister
    Written by
    Frederic Raphael
    Starring
    Keith Barron, Norman Rodway, Ann Bell, Jane Wymark, Aubrey Woods, Gerard Murphy, Susan Kodicek, Philip O'Brien
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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