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Movie poster: Pentimento (1979)
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Pentimento

1979 · 72 min Drama Horror
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

In a monumental building a group of scientists submit women to obscure experiments in which sexuality and cruelty constantly merge into one another. "Pentimento" is an art-historical term for a hidden image underneath the actual image giving an indication of how the latter evolved to its current state.

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Year 1979
Country Netherlands
Genre Drama, Horror
Director Frans Zwartjes
Runtime 72 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (12 votes)

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The film constructs its unsettling universe by relying on the stark contrast between sterile architecture and the warm, organic texture of the film stock, creating a sense of intrusion into intimate space. It explores violence not as an outburst, but as a methodical, institutional process.

What lingers after viewing is a heavy, almost tactile immersion into a world where power and knowledge serve as tools of oppression, leaving behind a profound sense of disquiet. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Frans Zwartjes

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In complete darkness, alone with the screen, where nothing distracts from the hypnotic texture of the image.

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