Movie

Monsieur Abel

1983 · 90 min

A quiet, unsettling chamber piece that drifts through an old man's unraveling days with patient, mournful unease.

Overview: A retired old man sees his life turned upside down by the discovery of the corpse of a young woman.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, death, guilt, aging
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
death
guilt
aging
memory
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild