Movie

Scarlet Innocence

2014 · 111 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into desire and cruelty, where tenderness and menace blur until the final, haunting image.

Tagline: Love, lust and obsession.
Overview: A university professor gradually succumbing to blindness is entranced by an obsessive love, in this modern-day adaptation of a classic Korean fairy tale.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, revenge, betrayal, guilt
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
revenge
betrayal
guilt
morality
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong