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A Heart of Love

2017 · 78 min

An intimate, uneasy study of desire and artistic self-invention, drifting between tenderness and manipulation in a cool, detached way.

Directed by
Łukasz Ronduda
Genres
Drama
Starring
Justyna Wasilewska, Jacek Poniedziałek, Magdalena Cielecka
Overview
A fictionalised portrait of Polish artists W. Bąkowski and Z. Bartoszek.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Łukasz Ronduda
Genres
Drama
Starring
Justyna Wasilewska, Jacek Poniedziałek, Magdalena Cielecka
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • love
  • art
  • obsession
  • identity
  • sexuality
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Łukasz Ronduda
Written by
Robert Bolesto
Starring
Justyna Wasilewska, Jacek Poniedziałek, Magdalena Cielecka, Patryk Pniewski, Szymon Czacki, Rafał Domagała
Music
Wojciech Bąkowski
Cinematography
Łukasz Gutt
Runtime
78 min
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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