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Anamorph

2007 · 107 min

A grim, grimy plunge into a detective's unraveling mind, where gruesome staged corpses and art-world puzzles blur into one queasy, oppressive haze.

Directed by
Henry Miller
Genres
Crime, Thriller
Overview
A detective must solve the case of a serial killer who enacts anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective, only with human bodies.

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Directed by
Henry Miller
Genres
Crime, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 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
  • mystery
  • art
  • addiction
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Genres
crime, thriller
Directed by
Henry Miller
Written by
Henry Miller, Tom Phelan
Starring
Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall, James Rebhorn, Amy Carlson, Yul Vazquez, Don Harvey
Music
Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil
Cinematography
Fred Murphy
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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