Stiletto

A disorienting, dreamlike noir where time and reality fracture, demanding close attention as the crime unfolds like a staged spectacle.

Directed by

Melvie Arslanian

Genres

Drama, Crime

Starring

Amos Poe, Tina L'Hotsky, Martine Martin

Overview

A woman, Nadja, searches for her sister's murderer. This search goes through differing moments of reality, or unreality, that overlap within facets of a broken-up time sense. In this emulation of film noir, the investigative structure does not create suspense; the dialectic murderer/victim does not exist. The crime is fabricated bit by bit, like the staging of a spectacle, and it is in the traditional tools of seduction (the spiked heels) that the weapons will be hidden. Ultimately, the crime Nadja achieves makes her neither a triumphant heroine nor a victim.

How it feels

Eerie, melancholic, dark and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Obsession, memory, identity, deception

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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