The Supplement (2002) poster
2002 · drama · faith · youth

The Supplement

Directed by Krzysztof Zanussi1h 48m2002
ElsewhereIMDb5.9283TMDB6.511
  • sombre
  • measured
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Sombre, measured, measured drama / faith, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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An examination of the relationship between an indecisive medical student and his fiancee.

Our read · The Supplement (2002) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · faith · youth entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You want a probing Polish drama about indecision, ethics and a strained engagement.

ends ambiguousit stays with yousteady all the waygrips by minute 18attention 4/5earns its lengthsubtitles: full
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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