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The House of Snails

2021 · 104 min

A slow, unsettling drift into a mountain village's superstitions, blurring what the writer sees and what he imagines.

Directed by
Macarena Astorga
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Javier Rey, Paz Vega, Carlos Alcántara
Overview
A writer secludes himself in the mountains and falls in lust with local Berta. After realizing the oddities of the rural community the author starts to question the lines between reality and fiction.

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Directed by
Macarena Astorga
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Javier Rey, Paz Vega, Carlos Alcántara
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • identity
  • mystery
  • addiction
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror
Directed by
Macarena Astorga
Written by
Sandra García Nieto
Starring
Javier Rey, Paz Vega, Carlos Alcántara, Norma Martínez, Pedro Casablanc, Elvira Mínguez, Jesús Carroza, Fernando Tejero
Music
Karin Zielinski
Cinematography
Valentín Álvarez
Runtime
104 min
Country
Spain, United States of America, Mexico, Peru
Languages
Spanish

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