2012 · drama · history
Augustine
Directed by Alice Winocour1h 42m2012
Set in Belle Époque France, the story follows nineteen-year-old "hysteria" patient Augustine, the star of Professor Charcot's experiments in hypnosis, as she transitions from object of study to object of desire.
Our read: Augustine (2012) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · history entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / history, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- measured
- cold
- intimate
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