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Vortex

2021 · 142 min

A slow, split-screen descent into decline that feels like watching a life quietly dissolve, leaving you hollowed out and tender.

Directed by
Gaspar Noé
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dario Argento, Françoise Lebrun, Alex Lutz
Tagline
Life is a short party that will soon be forgotten.
Overview
Lui, a struggling author with a heart condition, and his wife Elle, a retired psychiatrist, find their idyllic life shattered when Elle begins to succumb to the effects of dementia.

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Directed by
Gaspar Noé
Genres
Drama
Starring
Dario Argento, Françoise Lebrun, Alex Lutz
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 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
  • aging
  • death
  • grief
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • home
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight10

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Genres
drama
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Cinematography
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Runtime
142 min
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