Amnesia

Amnesia

Directed by Barbet Schroeder

Produced by Vega Film, Les Films du Losange

201596 min5.5 / 10

A contemplative character study about two isolated people finding unexpected connection across generational and cultural divides, shadowed by unresolved historical trauma.

A young composer moves from Berlin to the island of Ibiza and begins a friendship with an elderly woman whose painful past has caused her to reject everything to do with Germany, including her native language.

Questions people ask

  • Is Amnesia violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Amnesia sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Amnesia easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Amnesia scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Amnesia end with hope? 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.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Amnesia

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Amnesia

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Amnesia, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Amnesia, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Amnesia, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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