TYPE : feature
GENRE : drama, experimental, psychological thriller
TIME PERIOD : 1914-1915
COLOUR : sepia tones (+ partial colorization, painted animation, autochrome)
TONAL COMPS : Atonement, La Notte, In the Mood for Love, First Reformed, The Lighthouse
After England enters the First World War, a free-spirited dancer finds herself stranded in an isolated cottage, where Mabel, a forlorn photographer, becomes obsessed with filming her. Tormented by Mabel's decision of not having kids, Johnie can only take care of their orchard, making sure that the lively dancer won't be dragged in her depressed stillness.