Movie

A Double Life

1947 · 104 min

A slow, unsettling descent into a performer's fractured mind, where stage and reality blur into quiet dread.

Overview: A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, obsession, identity, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
obsession
identity
guilt
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild