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Illuminations

1976 · 74 min

A quiet, introspective chamber piece that drifts through grief and intimacy with a cool, watchful eye.

Overview
A couple living together have a tense relationship. The woman's father dies and she becomes preoccupied with death. She almost drowns in the bath but then recovers her enthusiasm for life.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • death
    • grief
    • identity
    • love
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Paul Cox
    Starring
    Norman Kaye, Sheila Florance, Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Gabriella Trsek, Tibor Márkus, Elke Neidhart, Fabian Muir
    Runtime
    74 min
    Country
    Australia

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