Movie

In a Glass Cage

1986 · 112 min

An airless, clammy descent into cruelty and perverse imitation, hard to shake and harder to enjoy.

Overview: A mysterious teenager named Ángelo cares for Klaus, a German doctor with a dark past who lives trapped in an iron lung.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, revenge, trauma, power
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
revenge
trauma
power
corruption
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong