A Serious Man
Taste attributes: comedydramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavourylineargrittyenclosedcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion
"…seriously!"
Boxlist takeAn unhurried, fresh comedy-drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous acquaintances Sy Ableman.
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- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Status
- Released
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
