Movie

The Lodger

2021 · 92 min

A slow, creeping unease settles in as grief and obsession blur the line between memory and haunting.

Tagline: Don't dig up the ghosts of the past.
Overview: Julie just started university in Bordeaux. She moves into the house of Elizabeth, an old widow who lends her a room in exchange for her help with daily chores. There’s one condition: acting as if Victor, Elizabeth’s dead husband, was still alive. But soon, Julie starts feeling his presence… and an inescapable and dangerous love triangle begins.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, obsession, isolation, love
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: grief
obsession
isolation
love
madness
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild