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Lap Rouge

1997 · 43 min

A quiet, observational portrait of two isolated brothers and their domineering mother, slow and claustrophobic, leaving a lingering sense of stagnation.

Directed by
Lodewijk Crijns
Overview
The camera pursues the life of two Dutch brothers, Herman and Egbert over the course of several months. Their mother wanted to disassociate herself from the petty bourgeois atmosphere in Holland during the fifties. In 1959 she took her two boys and left for Marnhac, a deserted village in southern France. After living in France for the the next 35 years both brothers have become almost fully alienated from society. They don't have the courage to leave their very aged and dominant mother. Written by Kurzfilmtage - international short film festival Oberhausen

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Directed by
Lodewijk Crijns
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • family
    • loneliness
    • aging
    • freedom
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Directed by
    Lodewijk Crijns
    Runtime
    43 min

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