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Hard, Fast and Beautiful!

1951 · 78 min

A quietly biting backstage melodrama where a mother's ambition curdles into exploitation, leaving a hollow ache beneath the tennis glamour.

Tagline: The Price Of Fame In The Big-Time Sports Racket!
Overview: When most people look at Florence Farley, they see a pretty teenager. But when Milly Farley looks at her daughter she sees something else: a tennis prodigy who could be Milly’s ticket to money and fame.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, cynical and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, parenthood, class, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
parenthood
class
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild