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Sweet Ruin

2008 · 11 min

A brief, uneasy existential drift through a restless mind, more mood and suggestion than story, leaving a quiet chill.

Directed by
Elisabeth Subrin
Genres
Drama
Overview
An unproduced screenplay by Michelangelo Antonioni provides the basis for this existential tale of a gun-obsessed journalist, starring Gaby Hoffmann in roles originally intended for Jack Nicholson and Maria Schneider.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Obsession, identity, isolation, violence
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Elisabeth Subrin
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Elisabeth Subrin
Written by
Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring
Gaby Hoffmann
Cinematography
Megan Olinger
Runtime
11 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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