Movie

The Left-Handed Woman

1978 · 116 min

A quiet, austere study of a marriage dissolving, watching a woman withdraw into herself with slow, deliberate intensity.

Overview: Mourning for a lost relationship can be every bit as devastating as mourning for someone who has died. In this drama based on the director's own novel, a couple with an unhappy marriage agree to a trial separation. They try to patch things up, and at the same time other relationships begin to develop for them.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, love, family, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: isolation
love
family
identity
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild