Movie

Cellophane

1998 · 85 min

A quiet, brooding Nordic mystery that draws you into a small town's buried secrets and a daughter's uneasy reckoning with her father's past.

Overview: Marianne visits her dying father in the hospital who tells of a box of old letters that she must promise to destroy. Marianne chooses to do the opposite, and reads them instead. There she finds shocking accusations against her father, who allegedly murdered a young woman 25 years ago.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, family, deception, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
family
deception
guilt
memory
Places: small town
hospital
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild