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Cries and Whispers

1972 · 95 min

A slow, suffocating immersion in grief and emotional coldness, lit in crimson, that lingers like a raw wound.

Tagline: Four women dressed in white in a mansion painted red... haunted by whispers and cries.
Overview: As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, grief, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
grief
family
isolation
faith
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild