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Wild Orchid

1989 · 105 min

A slow, sensual plunge into desire and control, where every glance feels charged and the lush setting hides emotional distance.

Directed by
Zalman King
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
An adventure of the senses.
Overview
A woman lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.

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Directed by
Zalman King
Genres
Drama, Romance
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • obsession
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Wild Orchid Collection

  1. Wild OrchidMovie · 1989 This title
  2. Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of BlueMovie · 1991

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Zalman King
Written by
Patricia Louisianna Knop, Zalman King
Starring
Carré Otis, Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset, Assumpta Serna, Bruce Greenwood, Oleg Vidov, Milton Gonçalves, Michael Villella
Music
Geoff MacCormack, Simon Goldenberg
Cinematography
Gale Tattersall
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese

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