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Black Sin

1989 · 42 min

A austere, static recitation of classical text that feels more like a museum piece than a story, rewarding only the most patient viewer.

Genres
Drama
Overview
A companion piece to the earlier film ‘The Death of Empedocles’, 'Black Sin' is an adaptation of the third version of Friedrich Hölderlin’s play ‘Der Tod des Empedokles’.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Death, faith, isolation, power
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
    Written by
    Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
    Starring
    Andreas von Rauch, Vladimir Baratta, Howard Vernon, Danièle Huillet
    Cinematography
    William Lubtchansky
    Runtime
    42 min
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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