Movie

Strange Impersonation

1946 · 68 min

A twisty noir dream that keeps shifting under you, unsettling and slyly cruel until its rug-pull relief.

Tagline: Hell hath no fury as a woman scalded by acid.
Overview: A female research scientist conducting experiments on a new anesthetic has a very bad week. Her scheming assistant intentionally scars her face, her almost-fiancee appears to have deserted her and she finds herself being blackmailed by a women she accidentally knocked down with her car.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, betrayal, obsession, deception
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
betrayal
obsession
deception
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild