Movie

The Other

1919

A hushed, letter-driven descent into a man's fixation, felt more as creeping unease than shock.

Overview: A story of a man writing letters to a woman. Based on the 1910 novel 'El Otro' by Eduardo Zamacois.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, dark and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, loneliness, identity, madness
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: obsession
loneliness
identity
madness
love
Places: None
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Eduardo Zamacois, Juan María Codina
Written by: Eduardo Zamacois
Starring: Juan Argelagués, Josep Balaguer, Antonia Baró, Julián de la Cantera, Leandro Cinca, Silvia Mariátegui, Ramón Quadreny, Anita Stephenson
Country: Spain
Languages: No Language, Spanish