Movie

Woyzeck

1968

A grim, claustrophobic descent into a soldier's unraveling mind, staged with theatrical austerity and quiet dread.

Overview: The story of the soldier Franz Woyzeck for whom everything breaks down when he finds out about his partner Maria being unfaithful. Consequences are fatal. TV adaptation of Brüchner's 1837 unfinished play.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Betrayal, madness, isolation, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: betrayal
madness
isolation
politics
death
Places: small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild