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The Absence

1993 · 112 min

A slow, austere drift through empty landscapes with nameless figures, asking patience and offering unease rather than story.

Overview
Four nameless people -- the old man, the woman, the soldier, and the gambler -- journey to a desolate wasteland beyond the limits of an unnamed city.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 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
  • identity
  • memory
  • fate
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Peter Handke
Written by
Peter Handke
Starring
Bruno Ganz, Jeanne Moreau, Alex Descas, Eustaquio Barjau, Sophie Semin, Jenny Alpha, Evgen Bavčar, Luc Bondy
Music
Jean-Paul Mugel, Leo Mariño
Cinematography
Agnès Godard
Runtime
112 min
Country
France, Germany, Spain
Languages
French, German, Spanish

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