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The Golden Kite

1966 · 85 min

A slow, suffocating study of a man's public humiliation, steeped in quiet period detail and a mounting sense of dread.

Overview: The film is put at the beginning of the century in Sárszeg, following the humiliation and collapse of a high-school teacher.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, class, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: identity
isolation
class
power
betrayal
Places: small town
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild