Is The Strange Ones sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Strange Ones end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Strange Ones scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Strange Ones violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Strange Ones easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Strange Ones

Name: The Strange Ones
Genre: Drama
Released: 1950
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Nicole Stéphane, Édouard Dermithe, Renée Cosima, Jacques Bernard, Jean Cocteau

A love story by Jean Cocteau

Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville

Produced by Melville Productions

1950107 min6.7 / 10

A dreamlike, psychologically complex portrait of incestuous sibling obsession and isolation, told with Cocteau's characteristic poetic strangeness and melancholic ambiguity.

Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.

Clusters

Dark Stories About Forbidden Desire Family Struggles Growing Up LGBTQ Movies Mental Illness And Psychosis Sibling Relationships

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Sibling Relationship Obsession Male Homosexuality Incest Orphan Siblings

Questions people ask

Is The Strange Ones sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does The Strange Ones end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Strange Ones scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Strange Ones violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Strange Ones 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.

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