The Red Virgin

The Red Virgin

Directed by Paula Ortiz

Produced by Avalon, Elastica Films

2024114 min7.1 / 10

A dark, intellectually demanding true-crime drama about a brilliant woman's tragic relationship with her controlling mother in 1930s Spain.

Hildegart is conceived and educated by her mother Aurora to be the woman of the future, to become one of the most brilliant minds of Spain in the 1930s and one of the European references on female sexuality.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Red Virgin sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Red Virgin violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does The Red Virgin end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Red Virgin scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Red Virgin easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

62/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise41

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Red Virgin

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Red Virgin

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Red Virgin, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Red Virgin, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Red Virgin, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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