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The Tale

2018 · 115 min

A quietly devastating plunge into memory that keeps shifting underfoot, forcing you to sit with discomfort and slowly reframe what you thought you knew.

Tagline
Our past is always present.
Overview
An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • memory
  • trauma
  • identity
  • deception
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
Jennifer Fox
Written by
Jennifer Fox
Starring
Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Ritter, Frances Conroy, John Heard, Ellen Burstyn, Laura Allen
Music
Ariel Marx
Cinematography
Ivan Strasburg, Denis Lenoir
Runtime
115 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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