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Mathilde

1985 · 61 min

A quiet, essayistic drift through archives and recollections, asking patience as it blurs documentary and diary into something meditative and elusive.

Overview
An old man comes across a fascinating archive, then meets a woman who introduces him to the life of a banker, patron and philanthropist. A moving essay that is part documentary, part film diary.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • memory
    • art
    • identity
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • nonlinear
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness3
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, documentary
    Directed by
    Emile Poppe
    Written by
    Eric de Kuyper, Emile Poppe
    Starring
    Berthe Tissen, Rezy Schumacher, Alexandre Wajnberg
    Cinematography
    Theo Bierkens
    Runtime
    61 min
    Country
    Netherlands, Belgium
    Languages
    French

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