2004 · drama · art house · mystery
The Intruder
Directed by Claire Denis1h 59m2004
An emotionally cold man leaves the safety of his Alpine home to seek a heart transplant and an estranged son.
Our read: The Intruder (2004) reads as a sombre, slow-burn, inventive drama · art house · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, slow-burn, measured drama / art house, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- slow-burn
- inventive
- signature
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“You want Claire Denis' elliptical journey of a man seeking a new heart and son.”
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