
Gideon's Daughter
Directed by Stephen Poliakoff
Produced by Talkback Thames, BBC
A melancholic character study of grief and disconnection set against the backdrop of 1997 Britain, where a self-absorbed PR executive and a grieving mother each grapple with loss and the possibility of redemption.
Bill Nighy and Miranda Richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity, set in the intense spring and summer of New Labour's election victory and Diana's death. Nighy is a PR guru who has to stop and re-evaluate his world when his daughter threatens to leave his life, perhaps as revenge for his serial infidelities. Richardson plays a mother trying to bury her grief in an unconventional way after the loss of her young son.
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Is Gideon's Daughter sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Gideon's Daughter violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Gideon's Daughter scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Gideon's Daughter end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is Gideon's Daughter easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































