Movie

Lecture 21

2008 · 92 min

A strange, cerebral puzzle of a film that drifts between centuries, asking you to lean in and listen rather than follow a story.

Overview: A student takes a bizarre trip through the Italian Alps after being inspired by a professor's lecture on Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from his Ninth Symphony.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, whimsical and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Music, obsession, death, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: music
obsession
death
memory
art
Places: countryside
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
mockumentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild