Movie

The Lover

1963 · 52 min

A cool, talky chamber piece that prickles with unease as playful games curdle into quiet cruelty.

Overview: A sophisticated suburban couple try to enliven their marriage with erotic role-playing, but find their new games even more repressive than before.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, dark and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, betrayal, love
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: identity
obsession
betrayal
love
isolation
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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