Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- dreamy
- intimate
- quiet evening
- reflective movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an inventive, atmospheric, and emotionally resonant portrait of isolation, though its opaque surrealism can divide viewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Telephone walking uses imagination as a shared space that gradually alters Aloys's relationship to the real world.
Aloys records continuously and obsessively studies surveillance tapes instead of participating in life.
Aloys falls in love with Vera through her mysterious telephone calls and their imaginative exercises.
Public buses, surveillance spaces, and telephone conversations become portals into Aloys's increasingly surreal inner world.
Films like Aloys, and why
The Science of Sleep
shared surreal romantic drama, emotional isolation, and imaginative escape from ordinary reality
A Ghost Story
shared introspective fantasy, loneliness, and an unconventional connection that reshapes perception
Wings of Desire
shared German-language arthouse atmosphere, alienated protagonist, and dreamlike psychological transformation
Movie Details
- Director
- Tobias Nölle
- Release Date
- 2016-03-31
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (85)
Cast
- Georg Friedrich
- Tilde von Overbeck
- Kamil Krejčí
- Yufei Lee
- Koi Lee
- Sebastian Krähenbühl
- Peter Zumstein
- Tobias Bienz
Common questions
- What is Aloys about?
- A solitary private detective is lured from obsessive observation into a dreamlike telephone romance that challenges his isolation.
- What is Aloys like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Aloys as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Aloys violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Aloys.
- What did critics think of Aloys?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an inventive, atmospheric, and emotionally resonant portrait of isolation, though its opaque surrealism can divide viewers.
- Which films are like Aloys?
- Films with a similar feel include The Science of Sleep, A Ghost Story, and Wings of Desire.
- How long is Aloys?
- Aloys runs 90 minutes.
