Movie

Swans in the Pond

1982 · 83 min

A quiet, tender memory piece that lingers on hunger and maternal love, asking patience and rewarding it with gentle sorrow.

Overview: The director's autobiographical film about a distant hungry childhood after the war, where his mother became the main character...
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, survival, memory
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: family
parenthood
survival
memory
grief
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none