The Secret Scripture
Film2017108 min

The Secret Scripture

Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all

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Boxlist takeMoving and unhurried: a realistic romantic drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 217 votes

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  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

The hidden memoir of an elderly woman confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and 30s.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

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

Directed by

  • Jim Sheridan

Cast

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2017
Runtime
108 min
Status
Released
Studio
Ferndale Films
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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