Movie

Ænigma

1987 · 90 min

A dreamlike, mean-spirited boarding-school revenge tale with surreal kills and a lingering sense of sadness.

Tagline: They made a clown out of Kathy once too often!
Overview: The spirit of a comatose teenage girl possesses the body of a newcomer to her girls' boarding school in order to enact bloody revenge against the elitist, lingerie-clad coeds responsible for her condition.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, campy and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, isolation, betrayal, death
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
isolation
betrayal
death
obsession
Places: school
hospital
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild