Kind Hearts and Coronets
Film1949104 min

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Taste attributes: comedydramacrimemusic/dancefresh & originalrealisticlinearenclosedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilself destruction/implosion

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"A hilarious study in the gentle art of murder."

Boxlist takeA contained, fresh comedy-drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilself destruction/implosion

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Dennis PriceValerie HobsonJoan GreenwoodAlec GuinnessAudrey Fildes

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1949
Runtime
104 min
Status
Released
Studio
Ealing Studios
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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