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Movie • 1966 • Drama
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Plot is abstract and up for interpretation but there are themes of child neglect or abandonment throughout
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Abuse
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Child is shown in some kind of bizarre unpleasant setting and themes of motherhood as a burden, but no literal abuse is shown
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There is slapping but not in a traditional domestic setting/relationship
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Are there abusive parents?
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No actual abuse, although a mother's thoughts of and a desire to abuse her child is discussed, no action is taken
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Not really? There are shifting power dynamics throughout but I don’t think I’d label either of them abusers at any point. Up for interpretation though, it’s very abstract
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Addiction
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Animal
Are animals abused?
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Extended shot of a sheep's throat being cut in the opening montage
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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The butchered sheep from the beginning sequence is presumably real footage made specifically for the film
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Is there a dead animal?
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a dead sheep is shown at the beginning of the movie
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Are there spiders?
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Tarantula crawls over the camera at the start.
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Are there bugs?
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Flies are seen buzzing around someone's face briefly.
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In a sequence of surreal images at the beginning, we see a sheep's head being cut off and there's a brief shot of some organs.
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Assault
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This is one of those movies where even the literal plot is up to interpretation. There is a sex scene which I believe is consensual but you could view as rape by deception or lack of capacity to consent, if you interpret the film in certain ways. There is also some imagery that evokes common rape imagery in films. But there is no unmistakable and literal onscreen rape scene
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This is one of those movies where even the literal plot is up to interpretation. There is a sex scene which I believe is consensual but you could view as rape by deception or lack of capacity to consent, if you interpret the film in certain ways. There is also some imagery that evokes common rape imagery in films
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Is there pedophilia?
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Alma describes a sexual encounter she has on a beach; she describes her partner as a "boy" and "very young" but no ages are given, so it's up to interpretation
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Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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There's an implied eye mutilation in a set of surrealistic images in the beginning of the movie - the process itself is not shown though
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Is there body horror?
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Not gory body horror, but it zooms in on faces until they begin to look distorted and sometimes overlays half of a face over another one. Sort of uncanny valley
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Not exactly finger mutilation per se, but a large metal spike is driven through a person's hand at the start of the film, and it is shown a second time later.
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Is someone burned alive?
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At 15 minutes, a main character watches a newsreel on television, wherein a man in vietnam burns alive. This footage is actual footage of Thích Quảng Đức's 1963 self immolation.
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Is there cannibalism?
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No, but blood is licked
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Someone scratches their arm with a fingernail that improbably acts just like a blade and creates a smooth straight cut
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Are any hands damaged?
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A nail is driven through a hand in the opening sequence, and this sequence is roughly repeated in the middle of the movie
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
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Does someone cheat?
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Alma tells a story about having sex with a stranger on a beach (she was/is married).
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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But they aren't too handfisted and there aren't loud noises
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Multiple scenes take place by the ocean
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Gross
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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LGBTQ+
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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A character cheats by participating in an orgy, but the orgy partnering remained heterosexual so I'd say no
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Loss
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Medical
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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yes, but no other patients are shown
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Several scenes take place in a mental hospital
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Mental Health
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Early on in the film we're shown real footage of the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức. It must be stressed that this is actual footage of a real person in the process of ending their own life.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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A woman scratches her arm to the point of bleeding.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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One of the main aspects of the film relies on both the characters' and our inability to distinguish reality from non-reality
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Nobody explicitly has DID, but many people interpret the film as a metaphor for split identity as horrifying. I think it’s more disassociation or subconscious than DID, but if you interpret it as DID it might be upsetting
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Noxious
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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In a sequence of surreal images near the beginning, there are some rapidly flashing lights.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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In-depth descriptions of sex, mostly
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Frequent stares directly at the camera which are designed to be uncomfortable/ frightening, as well as lines delivered to the camera. There’s also some meta analysis of cinema going on
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Pregnancy
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Does someone miscarry?
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no, but a character discusses wishing she had a stillborn baby/miscarriage
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Is there childbirth?
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Mentioned
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Are there abortions?
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Not onscreen, but a woman mentions having had an abortion in the past.
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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The movie revolves around what sort of resembles mental health treatment, some of which seems inappropriate, but the film explicitly says the character is not mentally ill but is choosing to be mute on purpose. Don’t know if that makes it better or worse, so voting yes just to be safe
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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text
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No antisemitism but a photo of Jews being rounded up in the Warsaw ghetto is shown extensively and is upsetting
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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Male genitals are shown in a sequence of random surreal images at the start. Other than that, sex is described but not shown onscreen.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Is existentialism debated?
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Finding one's purpose, the meaning of suffering, the difference between true self and an act, as well as other existential ideas are frequently discussed as they are a major theme of the film.
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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The whole film is incredibly abstract and up to interpretation, with the ending included. It's more sad than happy, but I would describe it as "confusing" or "abstract" instead of "sad."
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Vehicular
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Violence
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Is there gun violence?
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In the newsreel that also contains Thích Quảng Đức's self immolation, gunshots and screaming can be heard
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