Movie

Erendira

1983 · 103 min

A sunbaked, dreamlike descent into exploitation and strange magic, beautiful and cruel, drifting like a fever dream through the desert.

Overview: While Erendira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution. Erendira's surreal mystical experiences continue while her grandmother grows rich from exploiting her.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and absurd. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Exploration, survival, freedom, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: exploration
survival
freedom
betrayal
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
sea
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong