Pentimento
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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📋 Film Details
| 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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