# Sweetie (1989)

> Jane Campion's unsettling comedy-drama turns a family household into a grotesque stage for obsession, favoritism, and emotional collapse.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/45032

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Director: Jane Campion
- Cast: Geneviève Lemon, Karen Colston, Tom Lycos, Jon Darling, Dorothy Barry, Andre Pataczek, Michael Lake, Jean Hadgraft
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098725/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: unnerving, grotesque, blackly comic, arthouse film night, jane campion retrospective

## Synopsis

A whimsical exploration of love and destiny amidst family chaos and superstition.

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