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The Trail of the Asphodel

2023 · 87 min

A slow, hypnotic walk through landscape and memory, more meditative essay than story, asking you to drift and reflect.

Overview
In Brittany, Jean embarks on a crazy soliloquy on the asphodel trail. The walk becomes a journey through space and time, an encounter with everything that makes up a territory.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • memory
  • identity
  • nature
  • isolation
  • exploration
Places
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Directed by
Maxime Martinot
Starring
Marius Loris, Guillaume Jestin
Cinematography
Pauline Pénichout, Raimon Gaffier
Runtime
87 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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