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Mephisto

Movie · 1981 · 146 min

A slow, chilling character study of moral compromise, anchored by a magnetic performance, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

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1981 film directed by István Szabó
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Year
1981
Runtime
146 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, historical
Directed by
István Szabó
Written by
István Szabó, Péter Dobai
Starring
István Szabó, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe, Ildikó Bánsági, György Cserhalmi, Péter Andorai, Tamás Major
Music
Zdenko Tamássy
Cinematography
Lajos Koltai
Runtime
146 min
Country
Hungary, Austria, Germany
Languages
German, Hungarian

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