Movie

The Cremator

1969 · 101 min

A disorienting, darkly comic descent into madness, with unsettling imagery and a chillingly calm protagonist.

Tagline: NO ONE WILL SUFFER.
Overview: In 1930s Prague, a Czech cremator who firmly believes cremation relieves one from earthly suffering is drawn inexorably to Nazism.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, satirical and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Madness, death, obsession, corruption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
death
obsession
corruption
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild