Movie

The Vourdalak

2023 · 91 min

A slow, eerie descent into a family's doom, blending gothic horror with absurdist touches and a pervasive sense of dread.

Tagline: Monseigneur has exquisite taste!
Overview: The Marquis d’Urfé finds refuge in the home of a strange family after becoming lost in a hostile forest while working as an emissary for the King of France.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, absurd and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, death, isolation, madness
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: family
death
isolation
madness
betrayal
Places: countryside
single country house
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild