The Middle of the World (1974)
- sombre
- measured
Sombre, measured, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
How every film is hand-scored →Paul is married, a successful engineer, and a conservative candidate in an upcoming local election. He falls in love with Adriana, a café waitress from Italy. Paul's party is very critical of foreign labour and wants to keep Switzerland to the Swiss. Where Paul falls deeper and deeper into the relationship and is ready to leave his wife, Adriana feels the social pressure growing and has to make her own decision.
Our read · The Middle of the World (1974) (1974) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
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