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Boxing Helena

1993 · 107 min

A claustrophobic, unsettling descent into obsession that blurs dream and reality, leaving you disturbed and uneasy.

Directed by: Jennifer Lynch
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring: Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Bill Paxton

Tagline: Beyond love, beyond obsession, there hides something beyond reason.
Overview: A top surgeon is besotted with a beautiful woman who once rebuffed him. Unable to come to terms with life without her, he tries to convince her that they need each other. She has other ideas, but a horrific accident leaves her at his mercy.

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Directed by: Jennifer Lynch
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring: Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Bill Paxton

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
isolation
power
madness
love
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	7
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance, thriller
Directed by: Jennifer Lynch
Written by: Jennifer Lynch
Starring: Julian Sands, Sherilyn Fenn, Bill Paxton, Art Garfunkel, Betsy Clark, Kurtwood Smith, Nicolette Scorsese, Meg Register
Music: Graeme Revell
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli, Frank Byers
Runtime: 107 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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