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Communion

1989 · 103 min

A disorienting, unsettling plunge into one man's fragile mind, blurring dream and reality with eerie imagery and a haunting sense of uncertainty.

Directed by: Philippe Mora
Genres: Drama, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen

Tagline: The true story of one man's terrifying journey into the unknown.
Overview: A novelist's wife and son see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.

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Directed by: Philippe Mora
Genres: Drama, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen

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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: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
family
madness
memory
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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