A Thought of Ecstasy
Directed by Rolf Peter Kahl
Produced by Erdbeermund Filmproduktion, Independent Partners
A melancholic, erotically charged mystery about a man chasing a ghost of his past through a paranoid landscape, blending intimate memory with existential unease.
August 2019. Frank recognizes his own story of twenty years ago in a recently published book. He remembers Marie, with whom he had a relationship before she moved to the United States and disappeared from his life. Frank sets out in search of her and finds himself in a USA petrified by a heat wave and lost in suspicion and political paranoia. He heads into the desert in pursuit of Marie.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is A Thought of Ecstasy sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is A Thought of Ecstasy scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does A Thought of Ecstasy end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is A Thought of Ecstasy violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is A Thought of Ecstasy easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like A Thought of Ecstasy
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Thought of Ecstasy
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Thought of Ecstasy, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Thought of Ecstasy, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Thought of Ecstasy, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
