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Love Machine

2016 · 80 min

A claustrophobic, uncomfortable standoff that traps you in one flat with two people who cannot let go.

Directed by
Pavel Ruminov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pavel Ruminov, Andrey Nazimov, Natalya Anisimova
Overview
Director Pavel Ruminov wanted to break up with his girlfriend. But she had a different opinion on the matter and refused to leave the flat, insisting their story was not over yet.

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Directed by
Pavel Ruminov
Genres
Drama
Starring
Pavel Ruminov, Andrey Nazimov, Natalya Anisimova
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Pavel Ruminov
Written by
Pavel Ruminov
Starring
Pavel Ruminov, Andrey Nazimov, Natalya Anisimova, Mariya Lavrova, Rafael Durnonyan, Petr Vnukov, Klarissa Barskaya, Alexandra Soshalskaya
Music
Alexandr Ivanov
Cinematography
Kirill Vorotyntsev, Pavel Ruminov
Runtime
80 min
Country
Russia
Languages
Russian

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