Movie

Vertigem

1992 · 120 min

A brooding, seductive thriller that draws you into a dangerous game of guilt and desire.

Overview: Maria Gouveia is a character with a secret past, which she intends to hide at all costs. In her eagerness to hide that past, she commits a homicide, witnessed by a man whose existence she is unaware of. That man is the lawyer Óscar Summavielle, who manages to become her defense lawyer and, constructing an alibi for her, proves in court that she is innocent, although he knows she is guilty. Marta and Óscar are led into a game of passion that will take them beyond all conventions...
How it feels: Dark, tense, romantic and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, obsession, deception, morality
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
obsession
deception
morality
love
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong