# Separate Tables (1958)

> At a quiet English seaside hotel, intertwined guests confront scandal, loneliness, and the painful limits of social respectability.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28034

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Delbert Mann
- Cast: Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, David Niven, Wendy Hiller, Burt Lancaster, Gladys Cooper, Cathleen Nesbitt, Felix Aylmer
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052182/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: melancholic, understated, intimate, classic film night, quiet evening

## Synopsis

A tale of love and secrets unfolds in a quaint hotel, where past relationships collide with present realities.

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