Movie

Chicken with Plums

2011 · 92 min

A bittersweet, visually stylized fable about art and lost love, unfolding with melancholy whimsy and quiet emotional weight.

Overview: Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.
How it feels: Melancholic, whimsical, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, love, obsession, death
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
obsession
death
memory
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild