Movie

Through and Through

1973 · 70 min

A stark, oppressive plunge into desperation and humiliation, told with fragmented intensity that keeps you unsettled and uneasy.

Tagline: Crime and punishment. Tried in a court of hate. Facing a death sentence they plead for each other. A bold film debut by Grzegorz Królikiewicz.
Overview: Jan and Maria become a couple in 1930s Kraków. Jan tries to get a job as an architect but fails. They struggle with poverty and extreme humiliation. Their attempt to survive leads to a desperate crime.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Politics, class, crime, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: politics
class
crime
survival
isolation
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild