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Metamorphosis

1970 · 95 min

A slow, cerebral descent into obsession and ambiguity, unsettling and cold, demanding patience as reality blurs.

Directed by
Jacinto Esteva
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Romy, Julián Ugarte, Carlos Otero
Overview
A rich businessman, Julián, runs a foundation that seeks cures for people with disabilities or abnormalities. During one experiment he finds an extraordinary being, but it is just a mirage, as cerebral abnormalities begin to appear, and the being does not want to return to its primitive state.

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Directed by
Jacinto Esteva
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Romy, Julián Ugarte, Carlos Otero
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • madness
  • science
  • power
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror4
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Jacinto Esteva
Written by
José María Nunes, Jacinto Esteva
Starring
Romy, Julián Ugarte, Carlos Otero, Marta May, Alberto Puig, Luis Ciges, Terenci Moix, Joaquín Prat
Cinematography
Jaime Deu Casas
Runtime
95 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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