Movie

Eyes of Fire

1983 · 86 min

A slow, dreamlike drift into colonial woods where folklore and dread seep out of the trees.

Tagline: The secret is sleeping in the trees.
Overview: In 1750, an adulterous preacher is ejected from a small British colony with his motley crew of followers, who make their way downriver to establish a new settlement of their own beyond the western frontier.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Faith, betrayal, survival, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
betrayal
survival
isolation
guilt
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild