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Prisión ámbar

2009 · 90 min

A quiet, melancholy character study that lingers on longing and strained love, asking patience as it slowly tightens its emotional grip.

Directed by
Octavio Gasca
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paola Loya, Javier Torres, Jorge Bermejo
Tagline
An emotion can be worth the rest of existence
Overview
A young violinist goes through some difficult situations with her partner, an unemployed writer. She is also followed by a stagehand, who falls in love with her when he finds her partner's love letters.

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Directed by
Octavio Gasca
Genres
Drama
Starring
Paola Loya, Javier Torres, Jorge Bermejo
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 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
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Octavio Gasca
Starring
Paola Loya, Javier Torres, Jorge Bermejo, Wendy Domínguez
Cinematography
Octavio Gasca
Runtime
90 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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