Movie

The Touch

1971 · 115 min

A quietly devastating study of intimacy and damage, demanding patience as it slowly exposes the wounds beneath an affair.

Overview: A Swedish housewife begins an adulterous affair with an American archaeologist, unaware of his emotional scars as a Holocaust survivor; consequently, their relationship will be painfully difficult.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, betrayal, trauma, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 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
betrayal
trauma
isolation
guilt
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong