The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Separate Tables
Drama · Romance · 1958
The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel.
Movie details
Separate Tables
“The international stage success seen by more than 42 million people in 145 cities all over the world!”
1958 Drama · Romance 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
The lives of a disparate group of unfulfilled people converge at a small, seaside English hotel.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Separate Tables?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Delbert Mann
Written by
Terence Rattigan · John Gay
Deborah Kerr
Sibyl Railton-Bell
Rita Hayworth
Ann Shankland
David Niven
Angus Pollock
Wendy Hiller
Pat Cooper
Burt Lancaster
John Malcolm
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Railton-Bell
Cathleen Nesbitt
Gladys Matheson
Court is in session
Put Separate Tables on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.