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Scarlet Diva

2000 · 91 min

A raw, disorienting plunge into self-destruction, blending hazy excess with moments of fragile clarity.

Directed by: Asia Argento
Genres: Drama
Starring: Asia Argento, Jean Shepard, Herbert Fritsch

Overview: A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.

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Directed by: Asia Argento
Genres: Drama
Starring: Asia Argento, Jean Shepard, Herbert Fritsch

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: addiction
identity
isolation
obsession
art
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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