MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Nocturne

Nocturne

1990 · 58 min

A quiet, uneasy chamber piece that simmers with grief and unspoken tension, keeping you watchful in a cramped, musty house.

Directed by
Joy Chamberlain
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lisa Eichhorn, Caroline Paterson, Maureen O'Brien
Overview
Nocturne is a taut chamber drama, set in a musty suburban estate to which a pretty but drab-looking woman returns upon the death of her mother, who in flashback we discover was a fiercely proper and dominating woman. Eichhorn's depressed reveries are abruptly interrupted with the unexpected arrival of a pair of hitchhikers, amoral, free-spirited young lesbian lovers seeking shelter from the rain.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Joy Chamberlain
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lisa Eichhorn, Caroline Paterson, Maureen O'Brien
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • isolation
    • identity
    • family
    • sexuality
    Places
    • suburbs
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

    More like this

    Titles like Nocturne

    Movie

    The Girl in the Park

    2007

    A quiet, heavy watch that sits with a mother's unresolved grief and lets discomfort build slowly rather than offering easy comfort.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    109 min
    Details
    The Girl in the ParkHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Pingpong

    2006

    A quiet, uneasy visit that slowly exposes the cracks beneath a respectable family, leaving you unsettled and watchful.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation · single location

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    • single location
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    89 min
    Details
    PingpongHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Back Home

    2020

    A quiet, emotionally raw return to a rural family home, heavy with unspoken grief and fragile reconnection.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    77 min
    Details
    Back HomeHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Lily Sometimes

    2010

    A quiet, sombre French drama about loss and family duty, carried by restrained performances and a slow, watchful mood.

    About grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    measured
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    103 min
    Details
    Lily SometimesHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Moka

    2016

    A quiet, simmering study of grief that keeps you uneasy as a mother's search turns quietly obsessive.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    89 min
    Details
    MokaHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Vitalina Varela

    2019

    A hushed, shadow-drenched vigil of grief, drifting through dim rooms and faces with almost unbearable patience.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    124 min
    Details
    Vitalina VarelaHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    All That I Am

    2013

    A quiet, uneasy gathering where old wounds surface slowly, leaving you tense and unsettled long after it ends.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation · single location

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    • single location
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    82 min
    Details
    All That I AmHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Guernsey

    2005

    A quiet, chilly study of emotional distance that asks you to sit with what is left unsaid.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    90 min
    Details
    GuernseyHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Lilting

    2014

    A quiet, tender watch that asks patience as two grieving strangers circle each other, finding closeness through small gestures and halting translation.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    91 min
    Details
    LiltingHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    The Impeccables

    2014

    A quiet, emotionally charged chamber piece that unfolds slowly in sunlit isolation, letting unspoken grief and sibling friction simmer.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    95 min
    Details
    The ImpeccablesHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Elisabet

    1921

    A quiet, sombre chamber drama of buried shame and maternal sorrow, unfolding slowly with the heavy restraint of silent-era Scandinavian filmmaking.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    engaged
    Runtime
    93 min
    Details
    ElisabetHidden from your suggestions.
    Movie

    Vincent River

    2006

    A hushed, painful two-hander where strangers circle each other's wounds in a bare room, building quiet devastation.

    Slow-burn · about grief and isolation · single location

    Via
    • grief
    • isolation
    • single location
    Pacing
    slow-burn
    Attention
    demanding
    Runtime
    91 min
    Details
    Vincent RiverHidden from your suggestions.

    Where to watch in the UK

    No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

    Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Joy Chamberlain
    Starring
    Lisa Eichhorn, Caroline Paterson, Maureen O'Brien, Karen Jones
    Runtime
    58 min
    Languages
    English

    TMDBIMDb