Movie

Spider Lilies

2007 · 94 min

A quiet, tender and melancholic romance that unfolds slowly, blending tattoo art, fragmented memories and longing into an intimate character study.

Tagline: A daring portrait of forbidden love.
Overview: When Jade, a web-cam girl, visits Takeko's tattoo studio she becomes entranced with the image of the spider lily and with Takeko as well. In order to get closer to the object of her desire, Jade asks Takeko to give her the same lily tattoo, challenging Takeko's monastic existence and opening up memories which threaten to tear the two women apart.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, memory, trauma, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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: love
memory
trauma
identity
isolation
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild