Movie

A Name for Evil

1973 · 74 min

A slow, uneasy descent into domestic unease, where a crumbling house and odd locals breed quiet dread and a sense of being watched.

Tagline: The dream house that becomes a nightmare.
Overview: Dissatisfied with the family architectural business, a man and his wife pack up and move out to his great-grandfather's old house in the country. While trying to patch it up, the house starts to make it clear to him that it doesn't want him there, but the local church (with some off-kilter practices of their own) seems to take a shine to him.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, melancholic and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, obsession, identity, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: isolation
obsession
identity
corruption
faith
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild