Movie

Lacrima Christi

1980 · 127 min

A slow, hypnotic drift through tableaux and found objects that rewards patient, meditative attention over story.

Overview: Lacrima Christi is an exploration of the transfer between desire and myth that takes as its starting point a series of objects found in the flea market of Belleville.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, whimsical and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, identity, art, memory
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 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: obsession
identity
art
memory
Places: big city
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild