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Foxtrot (1976)

Foxtrot poster
Directed by
Arturo Ripstein
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom, Mexico
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
R
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple retreats to a remote yacht after a personal tragedy. Their isolation is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious man, leading to strained relationships and unsettling events.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakcontemplativetensevisually plainemotionally distantatmospheric

What happens

Foxtrot (re-released in 1977 as The Far Side of Paradise) is a 1976 British-Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein and written by Ripstein, José Emilio Pacheco and H.A.L. Craig. It stars Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling and Max von Sydow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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