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Lemming

2005 · 130 min

A slow-burn psychological thriller that unsettles with its eerie atmosphere and shifting realities, demanding close attention as it blurs the line between dream and waking life.

Directed by
Dominik Moll
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, André Dussollier
Overview
After the death of his boss's wife, a young engineer faces the sudden psychological metamorphosis of his own wife, seemingly possessed by the soul of the deceased...

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Directed by
Dominik Moll
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, André Dussollier
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • madness
Places
  • suburbs
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
Gilles Marchand, Dominik Moll
Starring
Laurent Lucas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, André Dussollier, Charlotte Rampling, Jacques Bonnaffé, Véronique Affholder, Michel Cassagne, Florence Desille
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
130 min
Country
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Languages
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