Movie

Serena

2014 · 109 min

A brooding, tragic tale of ambition and obsession set against a harsh wilderness, with a slow-burn intensity that lingers.

Tagline: Some loves can never let go.
Overview: North Carolina mountains at the end of the 1920s – George and Serena Pemberton, love-struck newly-weds, begin to build a timber empire. Serena soon proves herself to be equal to any man: overseeing loggers, hunting rattle-snakes, even saving a man’s life in the wilderness. With power and influence now in their hands, the Pembertons refuse to let anyone stand in the way of their inflated love and ambitions. However, once Serena discovers George’s hidden past and faces an unchangeable fate of her own, the Pemberton’s passionate marriage begins to unravel leading toward a dramatic reckoning.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, obsession, betrayal, grief
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
obsession
betrayal
grief
power
Places: wilderness
countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild