Movie

False as Water

1985 · 103 min

A quietly unsettling Scandinavian drama of desire and unraveling, where intimacy curdles into unease and you watch with a knot in your stomach.

Overview: John and Carl have a small publishing company. One day John meets the poet Clara who recently made her debut, and Clara's fiancé Stig. John and Clara fall in love with each other, and she moves into an apartment owned by John. John breaks up with his wife and moves in with Clara. But Clara has a nervous breakdown.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, obsession, betrayal, madness
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: love
obsession
betrayal
madness
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild