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Fado, Major and Minor

1995 · 110 min

A disorienting, dreamlike descent into guilt and uncertainty, where reality keeps slipping and nothing can be taken at face value.

Overview: Pierre, a middle-aged tourist guide, is the victim of a sudden failure : he does not recognize anything about him any longer. He goes back home and in his apartment he finds a mysterious young man who tells him he is here to avenge a young woman who has taken her own life. What share of responsibility does Pierre hold in this situation?
How it feels: Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Guilt, identity, obsession, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 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: guilt
identity
obsession
memory
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild