Movie

The Margin

1976 · 88 min

A cold, languid plunge into desire and despair, drifting between Paris rooms and a distant home, ending in quiet devastation.

Tagline: The line between love and lechery.
Overview: A businessman leaves his country home, and wife and young son for a business trip to Paris. While there he develops a sexual and spiritual bond with a call girl.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, grief, sexuality, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: obsession
grief
sexuality
isolation
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong