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Uncomfortable Comfortable

1999·Movie
1h 33min
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Strong craft, low-key.

Energy

Calm and low-key

Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.

  • Tension6
  • Fast Pace3
  • Spectacle3

Heart

Melancholic and romantic

Much of it is about family.

  • Melancholy8
  • Romance7
  • Pathos7

Humor

Some cringe comedy and sharp wit

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Cringe Humor7
  • Wit & Wordplay5
  • Satire & Parody3

World

Everyday modern life, the mind, and family

  • Dialogue Centrality9
  • World Immersion7
  • Rewatchability6

Craft

Standout performances and characters

  • Acting8
  • Character Depth8
  • Direction7

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition5

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"I wanted to take a slow, searching look at a couple in trouble – it's not punched up melodrama, just the awkward way two people try and fail to negotiate the realisation that it isn’t really working out. At the time we were working within an explicitly realist mode, somewhere between John Cassavetes and Maurice Pialat, exploring the way that improvisation generates an emotional complexity within the characters while helping to maintain an interestingly curved narrative." (Campbell Walker)
Relationship DramaTroubled CoupleRealist ModeImprovisationalEmotional ComplexitySlow BurnAwkward SituationsContemporaryBritish Cinema

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How long is Uncomfortable Comfortable?

1 h 33 min

Uncomfortable Comfortable runs 1 h 33 min.

What language is Uncomfortable Comfortable in?

English

It was made in English. Produced in New Zealand.