Movie

Devi

1960 · 99 min

A hushed, haunting plunge into faith and its cost, suffocating and quietly devastating as devotion curdles into tragedy.

Overview: A devout upper-class Hindu has a vision in a dream that his daughter-in-law is the human incarnation of the Goddess Kali and begins worshipping her.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, eerie and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Faith, obsession, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: faith
obsession
isolation
family
guilt
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none