Movie

The Albatross

1971 · 92 min

A brooding, fatalistic crime romance that drifts toward doom, mixing underworld tension with a doomed tenderness.

Overview: A prisoner escapes and kidnaps a woman with her he falls in love. He's involved in a bad business where politicians and underworld are leading the dance. He'll die like the albatross in Baudelaire's poem.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, corruption, love, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
love
betrayal
fate
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild