Abandoned House

A slow, lyrical plunge into shared trauma and fragile intimacy, where sunlit Tuscan beauty softens but never erases the unease.

Directed by

James Herbert

Genres

Drama

Starring

Maria D'Amato, Pier-Nicola Bruno, Dag Madsen

Overview

Abandoned House is about a group of young people in Italy who exchange stories. The protagonist Maria listens to young men and women who report on sexual abuse and warped pleasure and she seems to feel the need to manipulate their vulnerability and rediscover her own lost love. Pictures of Tuscany and the sensual light within which the young naked figures in the film bathe serve to temper the darker aspects of the film with a tangible lyricism. In the end, the scars of abuse give way to the tenderness of the visual language itself.

How it feels

Dark, melancholic, eerie and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Trauma, sexuality, isolation, memory

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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