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Zona inquinata

1983 · 21 min

A cryptic, atmospheric drift through a shadowy urban underworld, demanding patience and rewarding with haunting, fragmented images.

Directed by
F.J. Ossang
Starring
Robert Cordier, Philippe Sfez, Leslie Stiles
Overview
La Zone - the poor, dangerous quarters of Paris (George Lacombe, 1928); the administrative zone where Orpheus looks for his lost Eurydice (Jean Cocteau, 1950); Interzone - the working title for Naked Lunch (W.S. Burroughs, 1959). In 1983, Ossang created a synthesis of all these territories of unrest under a banner of dead colours. - IFFR

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Directed by
F.J. Ossang
Starring
Robert Cordier, Philippe Sfez, Leslie Stiles
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 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
  • death
  • survival
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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