Movie

Der Venusmörder

1996 · 92 min

A grim, methodical German TV thriller that trades on creeping dread and the unsettling beauty of its killer's staged tableaux.

Overview: A serial killer kills redheaded women and drapes them like Venus from Sandro Botticellis artwork.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, violence, death, crime
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
violence
death
crime
art
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild