The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)

Directed by

Philip Ridley

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A religious man named Darkly Noon wanders into a forest after being left for dead. He is taken in by a woman living in a remote woodland cabin, and his repressed desires and damaged faith lead to a dangerous fixation.

tenseunsettlingbroodingpsychologically intenseclaustrophobicbleakslow-burnatmospheric

What happens

The Passion of Darkly Noon is a 1995 psychological horror drama film written and directed by Philip Ridley. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Ashley Judd, and Viggo Mortensen. The protagonist's name and film title come both from a passage in the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13: "Now we see through a glass, darkly...". For the film Ridley was awarded the Best Director Prize at the Porto Film festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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