Movie

The Duchess of Malfi

2014 · 150 min

A slow, suffocating descent into cruelty and grief, staged with theatrical intensity and chilling inevitability.

Tagline: Desire. Corruption. Cruelty.
Overview: The widowed Duchess of Malfi longs to marry her lover, the steward Antonio. But her rancorous brothers, Ferdinand and the Cardinal, are implacably opposed to the match. When their spy, Bosola, discovers that the Duchess has secretly married and carries Antonio’s child, they exact a terrible and horrific revenge.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and demanding.
About: Betrayal, revenge, corruption, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
revenge
corruption
power
family
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild