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Herculanum

2016 · 21 min

A quiet, intimate slow burn that simmers with unspoken longing, like heat building under the surface before it finally breaks through.

Directed by
Arthur Cahn
Genres
Drama
Starring
Arthur Cahn, Jérémie Elkaïm
Overview
Three "meetings." Two men. A rumbling volcano.

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Directed by
Arthur Cahn
Genres
Drama
Starring
Arthur Cahn, Jérémie Elkaïm
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • identity
  • isolation
  • memory
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Arthur Cahn
Written by
Arthur Cahn
Starring
Arthur Cahn, Jérémie Elkaïm
Runtime
21 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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