Movie

A Bigger Splash

2015 · 125 min

A sun-drenched, slow-burning psychodrama of jealousy and desire, with moments of absurd humour and underlying dread.

Tagline: We're all obscene.
Overview: An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.
How it feels: Tense, satirical, cynical and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, obsession, identity, guilt
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: betrayal
obsession
identity
guilt
love
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong