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Taking Cuttings

2004 · 14 min

A quiet, affectionate portrait that unfolds at a gentle pace, letting an ordinary life feel quietly resonant. Short and modest, it asks for patient attention rather than drama.

Directed by
Ewan McNicol
Genres
Documentary
Overview
From the generation that lived through rationing in Britain, Dorothy Bradberry learned not to let anything go to waste - not a second nor any object.
How it feels
Warm, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Memory, aging, family, work
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Ewan McNicol
Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ewan McNicol
Starring
Dorothy Bradberry
Runtime
14 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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