Movie

The Idiot

2003 · 143 min

A long, talky stage performance that asks patience, rewarding it with emotionally charged, morally tangled confrontations.

Overview: A stage adaptation of the 1869 novel ‘The Idiot’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky, performed at the Russian Theatre of Estonia.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, morality, identity, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
morality
identity
obsession
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild