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Crystal Gazing
70%
Movie
1h 32m
AI Analysis
Crystal Gazing (1982) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Crystal Gazing (1982) — a movie tagged as Drama with offbeat moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Experimental drama set in London during the Thatcher administration involving four characters: Neil, a science-fiction illustrator; Kim, a woman rock musician; Vermilion, an analyst of satellite photography; and Julian, an old friend of the illustrator who has just finished his Ph.D thesis on the fairy-tales of Char… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~92 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Crystal Gazing 70% (2 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Experimental drama set in London during the Thatcher administration involving four characters: Neil, a science-fiction illustrator; Kim, a woman rock musician; Vermilion, an analyst of satellite photography; and Julian, an old friend of the illustrator who has just finished his Ph.D thesis on the fairy-tales of Charles Perrault. Their four lives are closely interlinked as events happen to each of them.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1982-09-15
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 316397
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What is Crystal Gazing about?
Experimental drama set in London during the Thatcher administration involving four characters: Neil, a science-fiction illustrator; Kim, a woman rock musician; Vermilion, an analyst of satellite ph... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Crystal Gazing?
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How long is the movie Crystal Gazing?
The official runtime for Crystal Gazing is approximately 92 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast

Gavin Richards
Neil Holt

Lora Logic
Kim
- M
Mary Maddox
Vermilion

Jeff Rawle
Julian

Maggie Shevlin
Narrator

Patrick Bauchau
Husband
- A
Alan Porter
Magician

Keith Allen
Monologist

Chuck Hayward
Band Member (as Charles Hayward)
- B
Ben Annesley
Band Member
- P
Philip Legg
Band Member

Nicholas Le Prevost
Examiner
- J
James Leahy
Examiner
- D
Dinah Stabb
Shop Assistant
- B
Beata Vigh-Anderson
Book Thief

Liz Smith
Lady in Pub
- R
Roderic Leigh
Fireworks Salesman
- J
John Howe
Man on Crossed Line
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