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The Holy Girl

2004 · 106 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into adolescent desire and religious fervor, where every glance and murmur feels charged with hidden meaning.

Directed by
Lucrecia Martel
Genres
Drama
Tagline
She is both temptation and salvation.
Overview
Amalia is an adolescent girl who is caught in the throes of her emerging sexuality and her deeply held passion for her Catholic faith. These two drives mingle when the visiting Dr. Jano takes advantage of a crowd to get inappropriately close to the girl. Repulsed by him but inspired by an inner burning, Amalia decides it is her God-given mission to save the doctor from his behavior, and she begins to stalk Dr. Jano, becoming a most unusual voyeur.

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Directed by
Lucrecia Martel
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • identity
  • sexuality
  • faith
  • obsession
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Lucrecia Martel
Written by
Lucrecia Martel
Starring
María Alché, Mercedes Morán, Julieta Zylberberg, Carlos Belloso, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Mía Maestro, Marta Lubos, Arturo Goetz
Music
Andres Gerszenzon
Cinematography
Félix "Chango" Monti
Runtime
106 min
Country
Argentina, Italy, Netherlands, Spain
Languages
Spanish

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