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The Liar

1970 · 107 min

A quiet, claustrophobic study of loneliness and unspoken desire, set against an icy, isolated island.

Directed by: Knud Leif Thomsen
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Frits Helmuth, Vigga Bro, Ole Wisborg

Overview: Johannes Vig lives a lonely life on Sandø. He is a schoolteacher, and since Sandø is currently cut off from the outside world due to ice, the island's population must fend for themselves. Johannes is secretly in love with both Annemari, the grocer's young daughter, and Rigmor, the farmer's wife. At the same time, Johannes' life is very bleak, and he finds it difficult to express his love. Life on the island is disrupted by Harry, a young engineer who is courting Annemari. Annemari's boyfriend is currently on the mainland, which is why Johannes is watching over her virtue.

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Directed by: Knud Leif Thomsen
Genres: Crime, Drama
Starring: Frits Helmuth, Vigga Bro, Ole Wisborg

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
loneliness
love
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: crime, drama
Directed by: Knud Leif Thomsen
Written by: Knud Leif Thomsen
Starring: Frits Helmuth, Vigga Bro, Ole Wisborg, Erik Wedersøe, Niels Hinrichsen, Pouel Kern, Kirsten Rolffes, Benny Hansen
Runtime: 107 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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