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Manchester by the Sea (2016)

Film

DirectorKenneth Lonergan

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Locations

The wintery coastal landscape

Form & technique

The gurney scene
The film's narrative structure

Tropes

Lee's final conversation with Patrick
Lee Chandler's stoic grief → The Fragile Alpha
The use of Albinoni's "Adagio"
Casey Affleck's performance
Lee's work as a janitor

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