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Carmilla

1968 · 92 min

A slow, somber descent into forbidden desire and revenge, emotionally heavy and quietly unsettling.

Directed by
Claes Fellbom
Genres
Drama
Starring
Monica Nordquist, Birger Malmsten, Öllegård Wellton
Tagline
SOMETIMES... when a little girl gets scared, she jumps into bed with her father, Carmilla does it all the time.
Overview
Carmilla falls for her stepfather and seduces him. When he is killed in a car accident, she decides to take revenge against the driver, but this only leads to a deeper tragedy.

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Directed by
Claes Fellbom
Genres
Drama
Starring
Monica Nordquist, Birger Malmsten, Öllegård Wellton
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • revenge
  • obsession
  • family
  • betrayal
  • trauma
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Claes Fellbom
Written by
Claes Fellbom
Starring
Monica Nordquist, Birger Malmsten, Öllegård Wellton, Erik Hell, Lissi Alandh
Runtime
92 min
Country
Sweden
Languages
Swedish

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