Movie

Melancholy Is a Movement

2015 · 75 min

A quiet, introspective drift through creative paralysis, dreamlike and talky, rewarding patience with a reflective mood.

Tagline: Dreams have stories. Stories have dreams.
Overview: A lost and disillusioned film director finds himself stuck in creative limbo. A way out presents itself in the form of a peculiar film project.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, eerie and whimsical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Art, identity, isolation, obsession
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: art
identity
isolation
obsession
memory
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild