Pentimento (1979) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1979 · 72 mins · Dutch

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Directed by

Frans Zwartjes

Starring

Helen Hedy, Moniek Toebosch, Trix Zwartjes, Armand Perrenet, Koos Fasel, Ronald Beer

Set within a vast, imposing building, a cadre of scientists conduct disturbing experiments on women, blurring the lines between sexuality and cruelty. The title references the art‑historical term pentimento, which describes a hidden image beneath the visible one, suggesting how underlying layers shape the present work.