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The Headless Woman

2008 · 87 min

A disorienting, quietly tense plunge into a woman's fractured perception, where social unease and guilt simmer beneath everyday life.

Directed by: Lucrecia Martel
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Starring: María Onetto, Claudia Cantero, César Bordón

Overview: After running into something with her car, Vero experiences a particular psychological state. She realizes she might have killed someone.

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Directed by: Lucrecia Martel
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Starring: María Onetto, Claudia Cantero, César Bordón

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: guilt
class
memory
isolation
corruption
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, mystery
Directed by: Lucrecia Martel
Written by: Lucrecia Martel
Starring: María Onetto, Claudia Cantero, César Bordón, Guillermo Arengo, Inés Efrón, María Vaner, Daniel Genoud, Alicia Muxo
Music: Roberta Ainstein
Cinematography: Bárbara Álvarez
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Argentina, France, Italy, Spain
Languages: Spanish

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