
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell's terrifying vision comes to the screen.
Directed by Michael Radford
Produced by Umbrella-Rosenblum Film Production, Virgin Films
A bleak, intellectually rigorous adaptation of Orwell's totalitarian nightmare, where surveillance and propaganda crush individual will and love becomes an act of futile rebellion.
Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
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Does Nineteen Eighty-Four end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 100% of films.
Is Nineteen Eighty-Four sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Nineteen Eighty-Four one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.
Is Nineteen Eighty-Four easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Nineteen Eighty-Four scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Nineteen Eighty-Four violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
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