Movie

The Queen of Spades

1988 · 84 min

A chilly, stage-like descent into obsession and spectral dread, performed with theatrical formality.

Overview: After the tale by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin. Graduation performance, developed into a film. Filming took place in the Pushkin museum.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, greed, fate, madness
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
greed
fate
madness
guilt
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild