Movie

L'ennui

1998 · 122 min

A slow, claustrophobic study of desire curdling into control, intellectual talk masking a quietly escalating unease.

Tagline: An Obsession Out of Control
Overview: A philosophy teacher restless with the need to do something with his life meets a young woman suspected of driving an artist to his death. He finds the very simple Cecilia irritating but develops a sexual rapport with her. Obsessed with the need to own and tormented by her inability to respond to him, he becomes increasingly violent in a quest he can't name - a quest that slowly begins to undermine his certainties.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, identity, isolation, sexuality
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: obsession
identity
isolation
sexuality
power
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong