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Sundays and Cybele

1962 · 110 min

A quiet, heartbreaking watch that lingers on fragile innocence and misunderstanding, building to a devastating, tragic end.

Overview: The tragic story of a young orphan girl who is befriended by an innocent but emotionally disabled veteran of the French Indochina War.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Trauma, isolation, loneliness, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: trauma
isolation
loneliness
friendship
grief
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild