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Deep in the Woods

2010 · 102 min

A slow, unsettling period drama that keeps you at a distance while quietly tightening its grip.

Directed by
Benoît Jacquot
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Isild Le Besco, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Jérôme Kircher
Overview
A wanderer named Timothee arrives in a French village in 1865 pretending to be deaf and mute. He uses tricks to hypnotize a beautiful young woman named Josephine and takes advantage of her until he is arrested and tried for his crimes.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Benoît Jacquot
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Isild Le Besco, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Jérôme Kircher
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • deception
  • obsession
  • power
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Benoît Jacquot
Written by
Benoît Jacquot, Julien Boivent
Starring
Isild Le Besco, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Jérôme Kircher, Bernard Rouquette, Mathieu Simonet, Jean-Pierre Gos, Luc Palun, Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
Music
Bruno Coulais
Cinematography
Julien Hirsch
Runtime
102 min
Country
France, Germany
Languages
French

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