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Lilith

1964 · 114 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into obsession and mental illness, with a haunting, tragic atmosphere that lingers.

Directed by
Robert Rossen
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Tagline
Before Eve there was Evil… and her name was Lilith!
Overview
Vincent Bruce, a war veteran, begins working as an occupational therapist at Poplar Lodge, a private psychiatric facility for wealthy people where he meets Lilith Arthur, a charming young woman suffering from schizophrenia, whose fragile beauty captivates all who meet her.

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Directed by
Robert Rossen
Genres
Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • madness
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • hospital
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance, thriller
Directed by
Robert Rossen
Written by
Robert Rossen
Starring
Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda, Kim Hunter, Anne Meacham, Jessica Walter, Gene Hackman, James Patterson
Music
Kenyon Hopkins
Cinematography
Eugen Schüfftan
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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