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Staircase

2020

A quiet, claustrophobic climb where each flight tightens the air as a fading mind lets a buried truth slip out.

Directed by
Friedrich Tiedtke
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hans Klima, Helene Grass, Matthias Lier
Overview
Due to his dementia, a painter gradually loses the control to keep his biggest secret to himself. Accompanied by his family, he climbs the high staircase to his apartment one last time and with each floor the secret seems to come to light a little more.

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Directed by
Friedrich Tiedtke
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hans Klima, Helene Grass, Matthias Lier
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • family
    • identity
    • aging
    • guilt
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Friedrich Tiedtke
    Starring
    Hans Klima, Helene Grass, Matthias Lier
    Cinematography
    Kleber Nascimento
    Country
    Germany
    Languages
    German

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