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Uncut Gems (2019)

Film

DirectorBenny Safdie

Meta takes3

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Form & technique

The film's overall frenetic pacing and anxious atmosphere experienced by the audience. → Affective Contagion
The dense, overlapping sound design where multiple characters speak simultaneously.

Tropes

Howard Ratner's characterization as a Jewish businessman in the Diamond District.
Adam Sandler's casting and dramatic performance as Howard Ratner.
The integration of the 2012 NBA playoffs and Kevin Garnett's real-life performance into the plot.
Howard Ratner's cyclical pattern of self-destructive gambling. → The Repetition Compulsion
The film's cinematography, specifically the use of long-focal-length telephoto lenses. → Haptic Visuality

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