2008 · drama · romance
Revolutionary Road
Directed by Sam Mendes1h 59m2008
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Our read: Revolutionary Road (2008) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
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“You want suburban perfection rotting in close-up with two fierce leads.”
Skip it tonight — Marriage misery without relief will ruin your whole evening.
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