Characters & Themes
Pentimento (1979) Characters, Setting & Themes 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.
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