Shame

Shame

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Release Date

9/29/1968

Runtime

103 mins

Genres

Overview

In the midst of a civil war, former violinists Jan and Eva Rosenberg, who have a tempestuous marriage, run a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Budget

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Revenue

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A slow, suffocating portrait of a marriage deteriorating under the weight of civil war, where attempts to build a refuge only deepen the couple's alienation from each other and their former selves.

Mood

BleakTenseMelancholicClaustrophobic

Themes

WarIsolationCorruptionIdentity

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturated

Structure

Single location

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Graphic violence

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