Possession
1981FranceLanguage: EnglishDirected by Andrzej Żuławski★ 7.3
Available in English: subtitled
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Themes and style
Tone
bleaksurrealhauntingchaoticbrutal
Pacing
escalatingerraticslow build to explosion
Story
investigationunravelingpursuit
Emotion
all-consuming lovefiguring out who you aregriefparanoiaguiltrage
Themes
men and women navigating expectationsfamily wounds passed downlife under oppression
Feel
exhaustingemotionally wreckingdiscussion starterquietly hauntingcerebral
Violence
extremeWhere to watch
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