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Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992)
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Anglo Saxon Attitudes (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 229 min.
TV show
Story: Three part miniseries about Gerald Middleton, an aging historian, who reflects on his youth, relationships (especially the one with his best friend's girl), career (shadowed by a scandal), and current issues, like his marriage and kids.
Style: reflective, bleak, melancholic, period drama, moody
Plot: aging, scandal, infidelity, midlife crisis, character study, mature, regret, nostalgia, guilt, moral ambiguity, intimate, literary, domestic drama, 007, historian, excavation, female nudity, professor, husband wife relationship, introspection, psychological drama, topless, nudity (topless - notable)

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