# The Sense of an Ending (2017)

> An aging London shopkeeper investigates a troubling letter and discovers that his cherished memories of first love may have concealed a painful moral truth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/229131

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Mystery, Drama
- Director: Ritesh Batra
- Cast: Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery, Matthew Goode, Emily Mortimer, James Wilby, Edward Holcroft
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4827986/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: introspective, wistful, melancholic, quiet evening, literary film night

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