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The Glass Cell

1978 · 93 min

A slow, suffocating study of jealousy and paranoia that tightens like a vise around a broken man.

Overview
A man is wrongfully imprisoned for five years. Once out, he hears about his wife's supposed adventures outside of their marriage and becomes increasingly jealous.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Hans W. Geißendörfer
Written by
Hans W. Geißendörfer, Klaus Bädekerl
Starring
Brigitte Fossey, Helmut Griem, Dieter Laser, Günter Strack, Walter Kohut, Claudius Kracht, Bernhard Wicki, Martin Flörchinger
Music
Niels Janette Walen
Cinematography
Robby Müller
Runtime
93 min
Country
Portugal, Germany
Languages
German

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