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Pain of Love

1992 · 120 min

A quiet, painful slide into despair, observed with clinical tenderness and almost unbearable emotional honesty.

Directed by
Nils Malmros
Genres
Drama
Overview
A young woman who falls in love with her teacher is hit by heartache and challenges she is not prepared for and struggles to escape her dark frame of mind.

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Directed by
Nils Malmros
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • isolation
    • madness
    • coming-of-age
    • grief
    Places
    • school
    • small town
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight9

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