Movie

Calvaire

2005 · 88 min

A slow, suffocating descent into rural madness that unsettles with surreal imagery and leaves you feeling cold and disturbed.

Tagline: Some people would kill for company.
Overview: A few days before Christmas, traveling entertainer Marc Stevens is stuck at nightfall in a remote wood in the swampy Hautes Fagnes region of Liège when his van breaks down. An odd chap who's looking for a lost dog then leads Marc to a shuttered inn.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Madness, isolation, obsession, identity
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
isolation
obsession
identity
violence
Places: countryside
single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong