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Wanda

1970 · 103 min

A quietly devastating, aimless drift through a harsh world, demanding patience but rewarding with raw emotional truth.

Overview
After a string of abusive relationships, Wanda abandons her family and seeks solace in the company of a petty criminal.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • survival
  • class
  • gender
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Directed by
Barbara Loden
Written by
Barbara Loden
Starring
Barbara Loden, Michael Higgins, Dorothy Shupenes, Peter Shupenes, Jerome Thier, Marian Thier, Valerie Mamches, Anthony Rotell
Cinematography
Nicholas T. Proferes
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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