Movie

Deception

2021 · 105 min

A talky, intimate chamber piece of remembered affairs and confessions, drifting between past and present with a literary, restless melancholy.

Overview: An American writer living in exile in London, Philip listens to women. His English mistress, who visits him regularly in the studio that serves as their refuge. A student he loved in another life. A former lover confined to a hospital in New York.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, memory, identity, obsession
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: love
memory
identity
obsession
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong