Movie

The Dance of the Paroxysms

1929 · 45 min

A dreamlike silent fantasy that feels like a haunting, slow-moving poem, heavy with atmosphere and strange beauty.

Overview: This film tells the story of Gonthramm, a young knight who sought in vain for the Holy Grail and, on the way back to join his bride, Galeswithe, is met by Queen Banschi in the nightmarish realm of the Sylphs. Brum do Canto based the story on Charles-Marie Leconte de Lisle's Les Elfes.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, dark and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, fate, isolation, identity
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: The Dance of the Paroxysms

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like The Dance of the Paroxysms, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: obsession
fate
isolation
identity
survival
Places: fantasy world
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

No streaming, rental or purchase options are known in the US.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Genres: drama, fantasy
Directed by: Jorge Brum do Canto
Written by: Jorge Brum do Canto
Starring: Jorge Brum do Canto, Machado Correia, Maria do Carmo, Maria Emília Vilas, Maria Manuela Varela, Ivone Vilas, Tina Reys, Ninita Reys
Cinematography: Manuel Luís Vieira
Runtime: 45 min
Country: Portugal
Languages: No Language