Movie

Giftas

1955 · 74 min

A quiet, emotionally charged chamber drama about intimacy and expectation, unfolding with measured tension and a melancholic, earnest tone.

Overview: The General's daughter, Helene, grows up in a safe world. She doesn't want to get married or have kids. She meets a man who talks about platonic love which seems to fit her nice. They get married but when he wants to get more intimate with her she rejects him. August Strindberg's short story "Mot betalning" from the collection "Giftas 2".
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Gender, love, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: gender
love
identity
betrayal
family
Places: single country house
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild