Movie

The Strange Case of Angelica

2010 · 97 min

A hushed, dreamlike drift through grief and fixation, where stillness and old-world light make the uncanny feel gently inevitable.

Overview: A photographer, Isaac, is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter Angélica. When he looks at her through the lens of his camera, she appears to come back to life just for him. He instantly falls in love with her. From that moment, he will be haunted by Angélica day and night.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, love, death, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
love
death
isolation
memory
Places: countryside
small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild