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We Never Do What They Want

1978·Movie
56min

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Strong craft, low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension5
  • Fast Pace4
  • Adrenaline2

Heart

Moving and melancholic

Much of it is about family.

  • Family Dynamics8
  • Pathos7
  • Melancholy7

Humor

Some sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Wit & Wordplay5
  • Cringe Humor4
  • Satire & Parody4

World

Everyday modern life, society, and history

Lived-in and easy to get lost in.

  • Dialogue Centrality9
  • World Immersion8
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Standout characters, performances, and storytelling

  • Character Depth9
  • Acting8
  • Narrative Structure8

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography7
  • Editing7
  • Music Composition6

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About

An everyday story of Alternative Society folk, beginning in 1969. It traced the developing relationship of three people from then until present 1978. Frank, a radical social worker just out of mental hospital after a nervous breakdown, was being nursed back to health by Linda, a hairdresser, in the absence of his 'girl friend. Joanna, on a social work project. By the second scene. Frank and Linda were married with a baby daughter, and Frank had opted for a cushy teaching job in a middle class school and even betrayed his Left-wing idealism to the point of joining the Labour Party.
Social DramaRelationship StudyPolitical DisillusionmentHistorical Snapshot (1969-1978)Character-DrivenBritish Independent CinemaRealistic PortrayalIdealism vs. RealityGenerational Shift

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How long is We Never Do What They Want?

0 h 56 min

We Never Do What They Want runs 0 h 56 min.

What language is We Never Do What They Want in?

English

It was made in English.