Not all angels are innocent.
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.
DramaFantasymotherobsessionliteraturechristchurchbased on true storylovefriendsmurderrelationship1950sabsurdcompassionate
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Character
Earnest, grave, overwhelming and intimate.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
Who loves it, who doesn't
21 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Genre Devotees.
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Cast
- Melanie LynskeyPauline Parker
- Kate WinsletJuliet Hulme
- Sarah PeirseHonorah Parker Rieper
- Diana KentHilda Hulme
- Clive MerrisonDr. Henry Hulme
- Simon O'ConnorHerbert Rieper
- Jed BrophyJohn / Nicholas
- Peter ElliottBill Perry
- Gilbert GoldieDr. Bennett
- Geoffrey HeathRev. Norris
Crew
- Peter JacksonDirector
- Peter JacksonScreenplay
- Fran WalshScreenplay
- Alun BollingerDirector of Photography
- Peter DasentOriginal Music Composer
- Jamie SelkirkEditor
- Jim BoothProducer
Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Our Mother's House 196786% alikeBoth earnest, grave.
Vertigo 195882% alikeBoth earnest, grave, overwhelming.
Cool Hand Luke 196781% alikeBoth earnest.
Seance on a Wet Afternoon 196481% alikeBoth earnest, grave, intimate.
Girl, Interrupted 199980% alikeBoth earnest, grave, intimate.
Midnight Cowboy 196980% alikeBoth earnest.
The Tenant 197680% alikeBoth earnest, grave, intimate.
The Wrestler 200880% alikeBoth earnest, grave, overwhelming.
The Secret History 199282% alikeBook · Both earnest, grave.
The Haunting of Hill House 201876% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, intimate.
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