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UNITED KINGDOM · 1965
The Loved One
British Kitchen Sink
funeral industry
satire of American culture
romance in unlikely settings
class conflict
death and mortality
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Synopsis
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working him
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