Movie

Anchoress

1993 · 108 min

A stark, slow black-and-white plunge into medieval faith and isolation, more unsettling than scary.

Tagline: Ecstasy and orthodoxy in the 14th century!
Overview: A 14th-century peasant becomes transfixed by a statue of the Virgin Mary, and petitions to be walled into a cell attached to the church as a religious hermit.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Faith, isolation, identity, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: faith
isolation
identity
power
gender
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild