Movie

Dying in Athens

2006 · 103 min

A quiet, contemplative character study that lingers on desire, regret and mortality with a somber, intellectual mood.

Overview: Andreas, an Art History Professor at the Athens School of Fine Arts, is involved both with a sexy intellectual French-Greek woman and a young student of his despite being in love with his beautiful wife. When he finds out he has leukemia and only a few months to live, he decides to keep it a secret but also to talk to the women in his life about his infidelity.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, love, betrayal, guilt
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: death
love
betrayal
guilt
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild