Movie

Art History

2011 · 74 min

An intimate, uncomfortable slow-burn that blurs the line between performance and real feeling, leaving you tense and uneasy.

Overview: Tension mounts between a director and his lead actress on the set of a sexually explicit low-budget film. As the actress and her co-star develop real feelings for each other, the director's jealousy erupts and he begins sabotaging his own production.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, cynical and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, betrayal, identity, art
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: obsession
betrayal
identity
art
love
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong