Movie

Olivier, Olivier

1992 · 104 min

A quiet, unsettling plunge into a family's grief that keeps you uneasy about what is real and what is wished for.

Tagline: Life is never as innocent as it seems.
Overview: Olivier, the nine-year-old son of Elisabeth and Serge, a country veterinarian, vanishes one afternoon on the way to his grandmother's house. The emotional aftermath of his disappearance sends his father packing and nearly destroys his mother.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, identity, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: grief
identity
family
isolation
deception
Places: countryside
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild