Summary
There is a global gender war between men and women. A teenage girl tries to escape this reality and arrives at a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: sister, brother, many children and an old, bedridden woman who stays in contact with the world through her radio.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 42Audiences 57GoodWatch 50
Tomatometer42%
IMDb6.1
Audience score53%
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for fantasy movies
typical 100101Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
1975
September 24, 1975
51 years ago
Genres
FantasyHorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
Germany- France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Louis Malle Director, Writer
- Fernand Moszkowicz Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Joyce Buñuel Dialogue
Production · 3
- Claude Nedjar Associate Producer, Executive Producer
- Paul Maigret Production Manager
- Roland Thénot Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 3
- Sven Nykvist Director of Photography
- François Catonné Assistant Camera
- Bruno de Keyzer Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Suzanne Baron Editor
- Joëlle Barjolin Assistant Editor
Sound · 6
- Sylvia Lindenstrand Music Consultant
- Anthony Roden Music Consultant
- Diego Masson Music Supervisor
- Jacques Maumont Sound Mixer
- Luc Perini Sound Effects
- Nara Kollery Sound
Art · 1
- Ghislain Uhry Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Rino Carboni Makeup Artist
Other crew · 4
- Therese Giehse In Memory Of
- François Nadal Animal Coordinator
- Robert Verbecke Animal Coordinator
- Pierre Roudeix Special Effects
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