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The Little Death

The Little Death

Drama · Comedy · Romance · 2014

A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.

Movie details

The Little Death

“A little weird, a little kinky, and a little twisted.”

2014 Drama · Comedy · Romance 1h 36m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

A comedy film that looks into the loosely connected lives of people with strange sexual fantasies.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Little Death?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Josh Lawson

Written by

Josh Lawson

Josh Lawson

Josh Lawson

Paul

Bojana Novaković

Bojana Novaković

Maeve

Damon Herriman

Damon Herriman

Dan

Kate Mulvany

Kate Mulvany

Evie

Kate Box

Kate Box

Rowena

Patrick Brammall

Patrick Brammall

Richard

Alan Dukes

Alan Dukes

Phil

Court is in session

Put The Little Death on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.