# Firelight (1998)

> A financially desperate young woman enters a secret childbearing bargain and finds its anonymous patron at the heart of a restrictive Sussex estate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/24370

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Romance, Drama
- Director: William Nicholson
- Cast: Sophie Marceau, Stephen Dillane, Dominique Belcourt, Kevin Anderson, Joss Ackland, Lia Williams, Sally Dexter, Emma Amos
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119125/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: wistful, restrained, intimate, quiet evening, historical romance night

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