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Forbidden Love Game

1975 · 85 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic descent into psychological domination that unsettles with its cold, homoerotic tension and moral ambiguity.

Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Starring
Javier Escrivá, Inma de Santis, John Moulder-Brown
Overview
The film begins with a school teacher bidding farewell to his students, who are leaving for the summer. As he is heading home he notices two of his students are hitch-hiking and picks them up. He invites them over for dinner and lodging, which they accept.. The majority of the film from this point on is set at the mansion, where the two students turn from guests to prisoners under the teacher's command.

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Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Starring
Javier Escrivá, Inma de Santis, John Moulder-Brown
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • power
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, crime, drama
Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Written by
Juan Antonio Porto, Antonio Corencia, Eloy de la Iglesia
Starring
Javier Escrivá, Inma de Santis, John Moulder-Brown, Simón Andreu, Joaquín Pamplona, Blaki, Paul Benson, Francisco José Escrivá
Cinematography
Antonio Cuevas
Runtime
85 min
Country
Spain
Languages
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