Movie

Between shadow and soul

2020 · 89 min

A hushed, black-and-white meditation of images and music, slow and quiet, that asks you to sit still and feel rather than follow.

Overview: Mây, a fourteen year-old girl is being married as the third wife to a rich landowner in the late 19th century Northern Vietnam. A black & white reworking of 'The Third Wife' with no dialogue and a newly composed score.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Gender, isolation, family, trauma
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: gender
isolation
family
trauma
class
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild