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Opium Waltz

1943 · 66 min

A slow, talky chamber piece where old friendships curdle as a newcomer stirs buried tensions and quiet resentments.

Overview: Five friends, a piano-player, an actor, a critic, a doctor and a banker meet again for a twentieth school anniversary in the countryside mansion of the piano player. But the sudden arrival of an attractive woman upsets their peaceful plans...
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, romantic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, betrayal, love, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: friendship
betrayal
love
memory
identity
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild