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The Praying Mantis

2005 · 96 min

A slow, uneasy dream of desire and control that keeps you watching through a growing sense of dread.

Directed by: Marc Levie
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Lou Brown II, Nikolic Sacha, Jacques Adèle

Overview: While driving through the south of Belgium, the violoncellist Julien meets the mysterious and gorgeous Sylvia on the road and he immediately has a crush on her. They move together to his huge house and Julien builds a greenhouse for Sylvia in the field of his real state, where becomes her favorite place. One day, Sylvia has a strange behavior with Julien and asks him to stay alone at home. When Julien leaves the house, she goes to a construction nearby her property and brings to her house the daredevil biker Patrick that is working in the building, playing erotic games with him.

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Directed by: Marc Levie
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Lou Brown II, Nikolic Sacha, Jacques Adèle

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
deception
identity
isolation
sexuality
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	1
Realism	3
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, fantasy
Directed by: Marc Levie
Written by: Marc Levie, Erik Vandebosch
Starring: Lou Brown II, Nikolic Sacha, Jacques Adèle, Serge Swysen, Chély Yann, Michel de Warzee, Hugues Hausman
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Belgium
Languages: French

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